Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 692 · 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 compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) believes every rumour (c) never asks why (d) ignores the facts
3. 3.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) compares the options (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) thinks before deciding (c) looks for reasons (d) asks good questions
16. 16.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) listens to both sides (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) spots missing facts (c) shares without checking (d) compares the options
23. 23.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
29. 29.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
33. 33.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) shares without checking (c) copies what all do (d) spots missing facts
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) ignores the facts (d) checks the facts first
37. 37.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) copies what all do (c) never asks why (d) listens to both sides
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) hides the fact (c) gets angry (d) changes their mind

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