Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 733 · 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: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) flips a coin (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) never asks why (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) backs the louder one (c) hears both sides (d) walks away
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) changes mind with proof (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) compares the options (c) changes mind with proof (d) checks the facts first
33. 33.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks good questions
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) copies what all do
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
40. 40.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False

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