Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 591 · 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.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Is it blue?”
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks good questions (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
7. 7.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) shares without checking (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
10. 10.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) ignores the facts
13. 13.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) picks the first idea (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) asks good questions (c) ignores the facts (d) believes every rumour
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
17. 17.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) copies what all do (c) shares without checking (d) never asks why
19. 19.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) ignores the facts (c) listens to both sides (d) asks good questions
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) changes mind with proof (c) listens to both sides (d) trusts any website
26. 26.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to win every fight (c) to look clever (d) to make better choices
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False

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