Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 424 · 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: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) trusts any website (c) copies what all do (d) never asks why
5. 5.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
7. 7.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
10. 10.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) picks the first idea (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend
11. 11.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) hears only one side (d) changes mind with proof
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) looks for reasons (d) trusts any website
19. 19.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) believes every rumour (c) never asks why (d) decides in a hurry
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) spots missing facts (d) trusts any website
23. 23.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) trusts any website (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
25. 25.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) compares the options
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) trusts any website (d) never asks why
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) ignores the facts
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) checks the facts first (c) spots missing facts (d) thinks before deciding
35. 35.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) compares the options
39. 39.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) never asks why (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website

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