Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 482 · 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 not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) changes mind with proof (d) ignores the facts
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
3. 3.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
4. 4.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) hides the fact
5. 5.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “What makes it best?”
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) compares the options (d) listens to both sides
13. 13.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) thinks before deciding
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) looks for reasons (c) shares without checking (d) compares the options
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) compares the options
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) changes mind with proof (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
32. 32.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) never asks why (d) checks the facts first
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) believes every rumour (c) asks good questions (d) compares the options
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) checks the facts first (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
39. 39.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) ignores the facts (d) asks “How do you know?”

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