Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 865 · 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 asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
3. 3.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) spots missing facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks good questions
9. 9.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) shares without checking (c) compares the options (d) listens to both sides
14. 14.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) listens to both sides (d) asks “How do you know?”
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Is it blue?”
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) compares the options (d) hears only one side
22. 22.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) asks good questions
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) trusts any website
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) changes mind with proof (c) copies what all do (d) compares the options
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) never asks why (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks “How do you know?”
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) shares without checking

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