Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 646 · 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) shares without checking (c) listens to both sides (d) hears only one side
2. 2.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) asks good questions (c) compares the options (d) listens to both sides
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears both sides (c) walks away (d) hears only a friend
7. 7.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
11. 11.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) changes mind with proof (c) decides in a hurry (d) hears only one side
14. 14.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) hears only one side
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) shares without checking
22. 22.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) looks for reasons (c) asks good questions (d) changes mind with proof
24. 24.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) compares the options (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) asks good questions
34. 34.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) clear, fair thinking (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) spots missing facts (d) shares without checking
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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