Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 813 · 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) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) hears only one side (d) ignores the facts
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) shares without checking (d) changes mind with proof
9. 9.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) shares without checking (c) ignores the facts (d) checks the facts first
12. 12.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) looks for reasons
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) thinks before deciding (d) decides in a hurry
15. 15.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) copies a friend (c) picks the first idea (d) flips a coin
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “How do you know?”
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) compares the options (c) trusts any website (d) asks good questions
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) thinks before deciding
21. 21.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) argues anyway (c) gets angry (d) changes their mind
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) looks for reasons (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) ignores the facts (c) compares the options (d) asks “How do you know?”
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) believes every rumour (d) changes mind with proof
34. 34.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Is it blue?”
37. 37.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”

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