Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 825 · 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 decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears both sides (c) hears only a friend (d) backs the louder one
9. 9.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) never asks why (d) checks the facts first
11. 11.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) looks for reasons
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) changes mind with proof (c) shares without checking (d) ignores the facts
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) argues anyway (c) changes their mind (d) gets angry
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks good questions (c) changes mind with proof (d) hears only one side
32. 32.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) shares without checking
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) asks good questions (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) compares the options
38. 38.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
40. 40.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True

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