Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 763 · 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) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) listens to both sides (d) copies what all do
2. 2.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
3. 3.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) changes their mind (c) hides the fact (d) argues anyway
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) spots missing facts (c) never asks why (d) checks the facts first
7. 7.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) looks for reasons (d) believes every rumour
9. 9.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “What makes it best?”
14. 14.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) compares the options (d) never asks why
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) picks the first idea (d) stops and thinks
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) changes mind with proof (d) ignores the facts
21. 21.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
23. 23.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) looks for reasons (c) ignores the facts (d) compares the options
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) shares without checking
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) compares the options (c) hears only one side (d) copies what all do
31. 31.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) shares without checking (d) spots missing facts
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) looks for reasons (d) trusts any website
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to make better choices (c) to look clever (d) to stop asking
40. 40.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True

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