Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 558 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks “How do you know?”
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) asks good questions (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) compares the options (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “How do you know?”
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) ignores the facts (d) never asks why
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) thinks before deciding (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) trusts any website
20. 20.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) hides the fact (c) gets angry (d) changes their mind
21. 21.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) copies what all do (d) checks the facts first
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) backs the louder one (c) hears both sides (d) walks away
26. 26.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) checks the facts first
29. 29.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) spots missing facts
32. 32.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) spots missing facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) ignores the facts
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
38. 38.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) listens to both sides (d) ignores the facts
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) spots missing facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why

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