Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 547 · 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) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) changes mind with proof (d) trusts any website
2. 2.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) checks the facts first (d) compares the options
5. 5.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) spots missing facts (c) never asks why (d) compares the options
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) thinks before deciding
9. 9.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) changes mind with proof
14. 14.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
16. 16.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) spots missing facts
18. 18.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) changes their mind (c) hides the fact (d) argues anyway
19. 19.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
21. 21.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
24. 24.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) compares the options (c) shares without checking (d) copies what all do
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
29. 29.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
31. 31.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) spots missing facts (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) asks good questions
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) trusts any website (c) looks for reasons (d) listens to both sides
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False

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