Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 795 · 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 of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) compares the options (d) ignores the facts
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) spots missing facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) checks the facts first
3. 3.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Why bother?”
7. 7.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Is it blue?”
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical 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: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
13. 13.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) never asks why (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks good questions
18. 18.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) looks for reasons (c) copies what all do (d) hears only one side
21. 21.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) never asks why
25. 25.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) changes mind with proof
33. 33.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) picks the first idea (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) trusts any website (c) thinks before deciding (d) hears only one side
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) shares without checking (c) listens to both sides (d) thinks before deciding
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) trusts any website (d) listens to both sides
38. 38.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) backs the louder one (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking

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