Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 479 · 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.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) walks away (c) hears both sides (d) backs the louder one
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) listens to both sides (c) never asks why (d) hears only one side
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) spots missing facts (c) ignores the facts (d) looks for reasons
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) listens to both sides
8. 8.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) trusts any website (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) thinks before deciding
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) looks for reasons (c) never asks why (d) asks good questions
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) trusts any website (d) believes every rumour
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) checks the facts first (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) asks good questions (c) looks for reasons (d) spots missing facts
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) asks “How do you know?”
22. 22.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
25. 25.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (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: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “trusts any website” 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.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) compares the options (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) compares the options
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) listens to both sides (c) thinks before deciding (d) decides in a hurry

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