Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 666 · 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: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) never asks why (c) compares the options (d) thinks before deciding
4. 4.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) ignores the facts
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) looks for reasons
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) spots missing facts (d) believes every rumour
8. 8.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) changes mind with proof (c) believes every rumour (d) thinks before deciding
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
17. 17.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) changes mind with proof (c) shares without checking (d) never asks why
22. 22.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) hears only a friend (c) walks away (d) backs the louder one
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) shares without checking
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) thinks before deciding (d) decides in a hurry
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) checks the facts first (d) spots missing facts
37. 37.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
38. 38.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks good questions (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first

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