Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 686 · 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: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) hears only one side (c) thinks before deciding (d) changes mind with proof
3. 3.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) checks the facts first (c) spots missing facts (d) thinks before deciding
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) looks for reasons
11. 11.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) shares without checking (d) asks good questions
15. 15.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks good questions (c) spots missing facts (d) copies what all do
17. 17.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) compares the options (d) decides in a hurry
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) ignores the facts (d) asks good questions
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
26. 26.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) looks for reasons (c) never asks why (d) spots missing facts
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) spots missing facts (c) hears only one side (d) thinks before deciding

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