Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 656 · 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) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) never asks why (c) asks good questions (d) checks the facts first
5. 5.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) hears only one side
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) compares the options (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) backs the louder one (c) walks away (d) hears only a friend
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) compares the options
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) checks the facts first (c) thinks before deciding (d) compares the options
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) shares without checking (c) asks good questions (d) listens to both sides
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) flips a coin (c) picks the first idea (d) copies a friend
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) hides the fact (c) gets angry (d) changes their mind
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) looks for reasons (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
26. 26.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) looks for reasons (c) hears only one side (d) never asks why
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to win every fight (c) to stop asking (d) to look clever
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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