Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 892 · 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 trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
3. 3.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) thinks before deciding
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) spots missing facts
8. 8.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) trusts any website (c) shares without checking (d) never asks why
11. 11.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears only a friend (c) hears both sides (d) backs the louder one
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) compares the options (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
15. 15.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks good questions (c) changes mind with proof (d) trusts any website
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) spots missing facts (c) trusts any website (d) never asks why
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) looks for reasons (c) trusts any website (d) asks “How do you know?”
25. 25.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) asks good questions (d) hears only one side
31. 31.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) compares the options (c) trusts any website (d) decides in a hurry
34. 34.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) thinks before deciding (d) decides in a hurry
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) listens to both sides (c) changes mind with proof (d) checks the facts first
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
38. 38.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) believing all you hear (d) criticising people
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) trusts any website (d) asks “How do you know?”

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