Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 725 · 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 what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) trusts any website (c) copies what all do (d) changes mind with proof
2. 2.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) spots missing facts
6. 6.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) believing all you hear
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) believes every rumour (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
10. 10.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) flips a coin (d) picks the first idea
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) compares the options (c) copies what all do (d) thinks before deciding
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) hears only one side (d) copies what all do
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) ignores the facts (c) asks good questions (d) changes mind with proof
17. 17.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
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 is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) ignores the facts (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
26. 26.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
29. 29.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) never asks why (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) looks for reasons (c) copies what all do (d) ignores the facts
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) compares the options (c) shares without checking (d) decides in a hurry
35. 35.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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