Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 511 · 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) looks for reasons (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) never asks why
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
6. 6.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) thinking very fast
7. 7.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) copies what all do (c) shares without checking (d) decides in a hurry
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
12. 12.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) looks for reasons (c) checks the facts first (d) never asks why
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) changes their mind (d) argues anyway
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) copies what all do
21. 21.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) ignores the facts (d) looks for reasons
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) believes every rumour (c) copies what all do (d) ignores the facts
25. 25.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) spots missing facts (c) copies what all do (d) looks for reasons
28. 28.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) picks the first idea (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend
30. 30.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Who cares?”
31. 31.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) trusts any website (c) spots missing facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) asks good questions
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) spots missing facts (c) looks for reasons (d) listens to both sides
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) compares the options (d) changes mind with proof
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) spots missing facts

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