Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 811 · 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 ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) decides in a hurry (c) thinks before deciding (d) checks the facts first
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) ignores the facts (c) compares the options (d) asks good questions
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”
6. 6.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) shares without checking (c) listens to both sides (d) asks good questions
8. 8.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) spots missing facts (c) listens to both sides (d) looks for reasons
10. 10.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) backs the louder one (c) walks away (d) hears only a friend
11. 11.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) asks good questions (d) never asks why
13. 13.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.🛒 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?”
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
20. 20.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) thinks before deciding (d) trusts any website
24. 24.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) decides in a hurry (c) ignores the facts (d) never asks why
26. 26.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Why bother?”
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks good questions (c) looks for reasons (d) thinks before deciding
32. 32.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) picks the first idea (c) stops and thinks (d) flips a coin
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) trusts any website (c) spots missing facts (d) thinks before deciding
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) checks the facts first (c) shares without checking (d) ignores the facts
36. 36.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) hides the fact (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) asks good questions (d) never asks why

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