Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 768 · 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 “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) argues anyway (c) hides the fact (d) gets angry
7. 7.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) hears only one side (c) ignores the facts (d) copies what all do
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) changes mind with proof (c) trusts any website (d) copies what all do
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “What makes it best?”
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) listens to both sides
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
17. 17.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) believe it at once (c) plan a holiday (d) check with the school
18. 18.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) hears only one side (d) ignores the facts
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) compares the options (c) listens to both sides (d) copies what all do
21. 21.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) changes mind with proof (d) trusts any website
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) thinks before deciding (c) compares the options (d) decides in a hurry
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) hears only one side
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) shares without checking (c) compares the options (d) looks for reasons
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) compares the options (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks good questions
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks good questions (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
37. 37.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) looks for reasons (d) never asks why
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”

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