Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 446 · 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: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) thinks before deciding (d) decides in a hurry
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
6. 6.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) criticising people (c) believing all you hear (d) clear, fair thinking
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) shares without checking (c) spots missing facts (d) ignores the facts
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) checks the facts first
10. 10.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to look clever
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) ignores the facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks good questions (d) shares without checking
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
15. 15.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) picks the first idea (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) changes mind with proof (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks good questions (d) asks “How do you know?”
24. 24.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) spots missing facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) changes mind with proof
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks good questions (c) hears only one side (d) thinks before deciding
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking

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