Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 754 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks good questions (d) asks “How do you know?”
2. 2.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) asks “How do you know?”
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) checks the facts first (c) trusts any website (d) copies what all do
5. 5.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) thinking very fast
6. 6.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🛒 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?”
8. 8.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) walks away (c) backs the louder one (d) hears both sides
9. 9.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) spots missing facts (c) ignores the facts (d) never asks why
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) compares the options (c) copies what all do (d) listens to both sides
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) looks for reasons (c) trusts any website (d) asks good questions
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
27. 27.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
28. 28.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) stops and thinks (c) flips a coin (d) copies a friend
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) thinks before deciding (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
30. 30.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) hides the fact (c) changes their mind (d) gets angry
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) shares without checking
36. 36.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to look clever (d) to make better choices
37. 37.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) asks good questions (c) ignores the facts (d) hears only one side
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) copies what all do (c) listens to both sides (d) looks for reasons

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