Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 88 · 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) checks the facts first (b) changes mind with proof (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) looks for reasons
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
5. 5.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) thinking very fast
6. 6.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) trusts any website
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “What makes it best?”
13. 13.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) decides in a hurry
17. 17.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) hears only a friend (c) backs the louder one (d) walks away
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) trusts any website (c) looks for reasons (d) changes mind with proof
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) trusts any website (c) hears only one side (d) spots missing facts
23. 23.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks good questions (d) looks for reasons
31. 31.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks good questions
33. 33.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) hides the fact (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) ignores the facts (d) thinks before deciding
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) thinks before deciding (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) trusts any website (c) ignores the facts (d) decides in a hurry
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) shares without checking (d) compares the options
40. 40.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True

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