Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 513 · 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 what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to make better choices (c) to win every fight (d) to stop asking
11. 11.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Why bother?”
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) thinks before deciding (c) listens to both sides (d) copies what all do
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) looks for reasons (c) compares the options (d) never asks why
15. 15.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) never asks why (d) changes mind with proof
17. 17.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) copies what all do (d) asks “How do you know?”
20. 20.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) ignores the facts (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) copies what all do (c) shares without checking (d) decides in a hurry
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) spots missing facts
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) looks for reasons (c) ignores the facts (d) decides in a hurry
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) compares the options (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
33. 33.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) check with the school (c) plan a holiday (d) tell everyone
34. 34.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
35. 35.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) stops and thinks (c) picks the first idea (d) copies a friend
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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