Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 427 · 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) looks for reasons (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) compares the options (c) copies what all do (d) shares without checking
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears both sides (c) hears only a friend (d) backs the louder one
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) spots missing facts
8. 8.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Is it blue?”
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) never asks why (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks good questions
17. 17.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) checks the facts first
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) changes mind with proof (c) believes every rumour (d) spots missing facts
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) changes mind with proof
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks good questions (d) copies what all do
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) copies what all do (c) spots missing facts (d) thinks before deciding
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) copies what all do
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) hears only one side
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) shares without checking (c) asks good questions (d) changes mind with proof
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) spots missing facts (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) spots missing facts (d) ignores the facts
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) asks good questions
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True

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