Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 700 · 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 hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) looks for reasons (c) hears only one side (d) thinks before deciding
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
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? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) spots missing facts
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) trusts any website (d) compares the options
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 what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks good questions (c) never asks why (d) hears only one side
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) hears only one side (c) looks for reasons (d) believes every rumour
13. 13.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) decides in a hurry (c) trusts any website (d) ignores the facts
15. 15.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) spots missing facts (c) ignores the facts (d) believes every rumour
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) shares without checking (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
20. 20.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) changes their mind (c) gets angry (d) argues anyway
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) never asks why (d) checks the facts first
26. 26.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) believes every rumour
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
29. 29.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🛒 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?”
31. 31.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) changes mind with proof
39. 39.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) hears only a friend (c) walks away (d) backs the louder one
40. 40.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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