Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 946 · 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: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) asks good questions (d) never asks why
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) looks for reasons (d) never asks why
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
13. 13.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) compares the options (c) thinks before deciding (d) changes mind with proof
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) changes mind with proof (c) hears only one side (d) checks the facts first
18. 18.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) ignores the facts (c) never asks why (d) asks “How do you know?”
24. 24.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) argues anyway (c) gets angry (d) changes their mind
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) shares without checking
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) trusts any website
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks good questions (c) hears only one side (d) decides in a hurry
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) decides in a hurry
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) compares the options
31. 31.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) believing all you hear (c) criticising people (d) thinking very fast
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) trusts any website (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
33. 33.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “What makes it best?”
36. 36.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) picks the first idea (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) thinks before deciding (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) copies what all do (c) decides in a hurry (d) spots missing facts
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking

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