Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 682 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) copies what all do (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
12. 12.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) picks the first idea (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend
15. 15.🔁 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
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) listens to both sides (c) looks for reasons (d) asks “How do you know?”
17. 17.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) looks for reasons (c) thinks before deciding (d) ignores the facts
22. 22.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) ignores the facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) believes every rumour
25. 25.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) spots missing facts (d) believes every rumour
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) looks for reasons (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) hears only one side
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) changes mind with proof
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) spots missing facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) checks the facts first
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
37. 37.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) looks for reasons (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking

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