Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 423 · 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: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
4. 4.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) changes mind with proof
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) spots missing facts (c) looks for reasons (d) never asks why
9. 9.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) shares without checking (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
11. 11.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) looks for reasons (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) believes every rumour (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) looks for reasons (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) spots missing facts (c) shares without checking (d) copies what all do
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) ignores the facts (c) looks for reasons (d) checks the facts first
23. 23.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
25. 25.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) check with the school (c) plan a holiday (d) believe it at once
28. 28.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) asks good questions
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) thinks before deciding
33. 33.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) hears only a friend (c) backs the louder one (d) walks away
34. 34.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) compares the options (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
38. 38.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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