Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 803 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) spots missing facts (c) copies what all do (d) asks good questions
7. 7.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
9. 9.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) spots missing facts (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
13. 13.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
18. 18.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) looks for reasons (c) spots missing facts (d) ignores the facts
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) changes mind with proof
21. 21.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) never asks why (d) changes mind with proof
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) compares the options
31. 31.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) hides the fact (c) changes their mind (d) argues anyway
32. 32.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) shares without checking (d) spots missing facts
34. 34.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) listens to both sides (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks good questions (d) never asks why
38. 38.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) walks away
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) changes mind with proof (c) listens to both sides (d) trusts any website
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) shares without checking (c) trusts any website (d) decides in a hurry

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