Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 400 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (How do you know?): A critical thinker asks “How do you know?”, checks the facts first, listens to both sides, looks for reasons and thinks before deciding. Not critical thinking: believing every rumour, deciding in a hurry, hearing only one side, copying what everyone does, sharing without checking. A new fact can change the answer — a good thinker changes their mind with proof.

1. 1.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
3. 3.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) looks for reasons (c) hears only one side (d) spots missing facts
9. 9.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
10. 10.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) checks the facts first (c) decides in a hurry (d) trusts any website
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks good questions (c) listens to both sides (d) spots missing facts
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) spots missing facts (d) ignores the facts
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks good questions (d) trusts any website
18. 18.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) never asks why (d) checks the facts first
20. 20.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks good questions (d) asks “How do you know?”
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “What makes it best?”
30. 30.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks good questions (d) believes every rumour
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) spots missing facts
33. 33.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) compares the options (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
35. 35.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) listens to both sides (c) trusts any website (d) never asks why
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) asks good questions (c) listens to both sides (d) ignores the facts
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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