Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 596 · 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: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) looks for reasons (d) never asks why
5. 5.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
10. 10.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) backs the louder one (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks “How do you know?”
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) looks for reasons (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) listens to both sides (c) trusts any website (d) copies what all do
25. 25.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) never asks why
27. 27.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) changes mind with proof
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) ignores the facts (c) copies what all do (d) hears only one side
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) asks good questions
35. 35.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
38. 38.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) flips a coin (d) picks the first idea
40. 40.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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