Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 841 · 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 question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “How do you know?”
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) looks for reasons (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) hears only one side
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to look clever (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
13. 13.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) thinks before deciding (c) trusts any website (d) changes mind with proof
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
16. 16.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears both sides (d) hears only a friend
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) looks for reasons (c) checks the facts first (d) compares the options
22. 22.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) argues anyway (c) gets angry (d) hides the fact
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) checks the facts first (c) thinks before deciding (d) looks for reasons
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) copies what all do
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) asks “How do you know?”
29. 29.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) compares the options
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) copies what all do
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) shares without checking

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