Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 411 · 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: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) spots missing facts
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) listens to both sides (c) trusts any website (d) shares without checking
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) trusts any website (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks good questions
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks good questions (c) looks for reasons (d) decides in a hurry
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears both sides (d) hears only a friend
23. 23.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
25. 25.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Why bother?”
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks good questions (d) ignores the facts
29. 29.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) checks the facts first
33. 33.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) flips a coin (d) picks the first idea
34. 34.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) looks for reasons (d) believes every rumour
36. 36.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
40. 40.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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