Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 689 · 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 question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
2. 2.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) shares without checking (c) believes every rumour (d) compares the options
4. 4.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) compares the options (c) believes every rumour (d) asks good questions
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) ignores the facts
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) trusts any website (c) hears only one side (d) ignores the facts
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) shares without checking
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) hears only one side (d) asks good questions
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) spots missing facts (c) listens to both sides (d) ignores the facts
14. 14.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) spots missing facts (c) compares the options (d) copies what all do
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) compares the options (c) thinks before deciding (d) never asks why
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) checks the facts first (d) never asks why
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) asks good questions
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) compares the options (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
23. 23.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “What makes it best?”
27. 27.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears both sides (d) hears only a friend
28. 28.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) changes mind with proof (d) trusts any website
30. 30.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) compares the options
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) picks the first idea (d) stops and thinks
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) decides in a hurry (c) ignores the facts (d) copies what all do
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False

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