Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 934 · 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.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) backs the louder one (c) walks away (d) hears only a friend
2. 2.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) hears only one side (d) ignores the facts
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) looks for reasons (c) checks the facts first (d) never asks why
6. 6.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
9. 9.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to win every fight
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
14. 14.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) hides the fact (c) gets angry (d) changes their mind
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) spots missing facts
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) shares without checking (c) copies what all do (d) ignores the facts
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) compares the options (c) checks the facts first (d) copies what all do
22. 22.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) checks the facts first (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) changes mind with proof (c) checks the facts first (d) spots missing facts
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) hears only one side (d) asks good questions
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) compares the options (d) believes every rumour
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) trusts any website (c) listens to both sides (d) looks for reasons
33. 33.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks good questions (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
39. 39.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) flips a coin (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) spots missing facts (d) changes mind with proof

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