Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 560 · 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) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) trusts any website (d) asks good questions
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) thinks before deciding (d) ignores the facts
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
11. 11.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) argues anyway (c) changes their mind (d) gets angry
12. 12.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) trusts any website (d) compares the options
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking
17. 17.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
20. 20.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) thinks before deciding (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
23. 23.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
24. 24.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) looks for reasons (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) criticising people
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) checks the facts first
31. 31.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) shares without checking (c) ignores the facts (d) believes every rumour
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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