Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 670 · 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) decides in a hurry (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) decides in a hurry
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) changes their mind (c) argues anyway (d) gets angry
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) believes every rumour (c) spots missing facts (d) looks for reasons
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) looks for reasons (c) spots missing facts (d) copies what all do
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
11. 11.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) ignores the facts (d) spots missing facts
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) thinks before deciding (c) never asks why (d) hears only one side
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
20. 20.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) listens to both sides
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
27. 27.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to look clever (d) to make better choices
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) trusts any website
29. 29.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
30. 30.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) shares without checking (c) looks for reasons (d) asks “How do you know?”
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) tell everyone (c) check with the school (d) believe it at once
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) thinks before deciding (d) shares without checking
38. 38.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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