Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 677 · 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.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) hears both sides (c) walks away (d) backs the louder one
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
9. 9.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) never asks why (d) looks for reasons
13. 13.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) asks good questions (d) believes every rumour
17. 17.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to look clever (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
18. 18.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) hears only one side (d) compares the options
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) believes every rumour (c) looks for reasons (d) changes mind with proof
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) looks for reasons
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
30. 30.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) argues anyway (c) hides the fact (d) changes their mind
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) ignores the facts (d) checks the facts first
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) thinks before deciding (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) changes mind with proof (c) ignores the facts (d) listens to both sides
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False

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