Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 418 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) compares the options (d) listens to both sides
5. 5.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) changes mind with proof (c) trusts any website (d) hears only one side
8. 8.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) asks good questions
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) compares the options (c) decides in a hurry (d) changes mind with proof
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
16. 16.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) hides the fact
17. 17.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) ignores the facts
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) spots missing facts (c) never asks why (d) changes mind with proof
22. 22.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) thinks before deciding (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks good questions (c) listens to both sides (d) ignores the facts
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking
33. 33.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) hears only one side (d) checks the facts first
36. 36.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to win every fight (c) to look clever (d) to stop asking
37. 37.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Is it blue?”
38. 38.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False

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