Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 688 · 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 not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) shares without checking (d) spots missing facts
2. 2.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Is it blue?”
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) compares the options
4. 4.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
6. 6.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) listens to both sides (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks “How do you know?”
13. 13.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.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
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) ignores the facts (d) looks for reasons
16. 16.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) argues anyway (c) gets angry (d) hides the fact
19. 19.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) hears both sides (d) walks away
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) spots missing facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
37. 37.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) changes mind with proof (c) trusts any website (d) listens to both sides
39. 39.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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