Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 671 · 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.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) clear, fair thinking (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) ignores the facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) looks for reasons
3. 3.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) thinks before deciding (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
5. 5.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “What makes it best?”
7. 7.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) looks for reasons
9. 9.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) checks the facts first (d) copies what all do
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) copies what all do (d) thinks before deciding
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) spots missing facts (d) shares without checking
16. 16.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks good questions (c) hears only one side (d) shares without checking
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) shares without checking (d) changes mind with proof
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) looks for reasons (d) copies what all do
23. 23.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) hears only one side
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) asks good questions (c) looks for reasons (d) never asks why
32. 32.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) argues anyway (c) gets angry (d) changes their mind
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) trusts any website
40. 40.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False

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