Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 868 · 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.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) looks for reasons (c) thinks before deciding (d) hears only one side
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
5. 5.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) shares without checking (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
11. 11.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
12. 12.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) thinking very fast
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) thinks before deciding (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) looks for reasons (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) compares the options (c) trusts any website (d) asks “How do you know?”
27. 27.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) asks good questions (c) copies what all do (d) spots missing facts
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) copies what all do (d) asks good questions
31. 31.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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