Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 826 · 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) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) thinks before deciding (d) hears only one side
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) thinks before deciding (d) hears only one side
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
6. 6.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) believe it at once (c) check with the school (d) plan a holiday
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) never asks why (c) hears only one side (d) copies what all do
18. 18.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) spots missing facts (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) compares the options (c) thinks before deciding (d) shares without checking
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) compares the options (c) spots missing facts (d) thinks before deciding
26. 26.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) trusts any website
32. 32.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
34. 34.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) changes their mind (c) hides the fact (d) gets angry
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) spots missing facts
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) shares without checking (c) thinks before deciding (d) compares the options
37. 37.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) trusts any website (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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