Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 471 · 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.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) believing all you hear
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) ignores the facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) spots missing facts (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) ignores the facts
6. 6.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Why bother?”
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
9. 9.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) changes their mind (c) hides the fact (d) gets angry
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) never asks why
14. 14.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) compares the options (c) trusts any website (d) copies what all do
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) checks the facts first
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks good questions (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) hears only one side (d) checks the facts first
25. 25.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) looks for reasons (c) thinks before deciding (d) decides in a hurry
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) believes every rumour (c) compares the options (d) looks for reasons
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
34. 34.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
39. 39.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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