Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 57 · 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 thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) changes mind with proof (c) compares the options (d) never asks why
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) shares without checking
11. 11.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) criticising people (c) believing all you hear (d) thinking very fast
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) compares the options (d) asks “How do you know?”
15. 15.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) hears both sides (d) walks away
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) trusts any website (d) listens to both sides
17. 17.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
19. 19.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) looks for reasons (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
23. 23.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks good questions
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) compares the options (c) decides in a hurry (d) thinks before deciding
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) trusts any website (d) checks the facts first
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) checks the facts first (c) spots missing facts (d) asks good questions
35. 35.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) ignores the facts (d) checks the facts first
39. 39.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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