Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 62 · 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 asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) listens to both sides
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) listens to both sides (c) trusts any website (d) changes mind with proof
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) spots missing facts (c) never asks why (d) asks good questions
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) asks good questions (c) shares without checking (d) decides in a hurry
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) trusts any website (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) listens to both sides
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) ignores the facts (d) checks the facts first
17. 17.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) thinks before deciding (d) ignores the facts
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) shares without checking (c) asks good questions (d) listens to both sides
20. 20.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔁 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
22. 22.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks good questions (c) compares the options (d) decides in a hurry
24. 24.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) listens to both sides (d) hears only one side
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “What makes it best?”
30. 30.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
35. 35.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) listens to both sides (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks “How do you know?”
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) changes mind with proof (c) spots missing facts (d) checks the facts first
39. 39.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) spots missing facts

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