Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 41 · 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.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) asks good questions
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) spots missing facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) checks the facts first
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
15. 15.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) argues anyway (c) hides the fact (d) changes their mind
16. 16.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) asks good questions (d) checks the facts first
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) hears only one side (d) ignores the facts
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) looks for reasons (d) hears only one side
20. 20.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) checks the facts first (c) trusts any website (d) ignores the facts
23. 23.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) compares the options (d) believes every rumour
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) check with the school (c) tell everyone (d) plan a holiday
32. 32.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) hears only a friend (c) walks away (d) backs the louder one
33. 33.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Why bother?”
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
38. 38.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
40. 40.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True

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