Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 928 · 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: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) thinks before deciding (c) ignores the facts (d) believes every rumour
5. 5.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) trusts any website
7. 7.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) picks the first idea (c) copies a friend (d) flips a coin
8. 8.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
9. 9.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) decides in a hurry (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks “How do you know?”
11. 11.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) compares the options
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”
15. 15.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
20. 20.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) spots missing facts (d) believes every rumour
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.🔁 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
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks “How do you know?”
29. 29.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) ignores the facts (d) compares the options
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) thinks before deciding (d) decides in a hurry
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) ignores the facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
33. 33.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
34. 34.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) checks the facts first (c) never asks why (d) copies what all do
38. 38.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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