Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 726 · 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.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) believes every rumour (c) spots missing facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) copies what all do (c) looks for reasons (d) changes mind with proof
8. 8.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Who cares?”
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) checks the facts first
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) copies what all do
15. 15.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to win every fight
16. 16.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) believes every rumour (c) spots missing facts (d) asks good questions
20. 20.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) spots missing facts (d) hears only one side
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) never asks why
26. 26.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) looks for reasons
29. 29.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) hears only one side
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) looks for reasons (d) believes every rumour
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) changes mind with proof (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False

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