Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 963 · 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 checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) spots missing facts (d) never asks why
11. 11.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) listens to both sides (d) ignores the facts
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) copies what all do (d) changes mind with proof
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) decides in a hurry (c) listens to both sides (d) asks “How do you know?”
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) compares the options (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
21. 21.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) picks the first idea (d) flips a coin
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
24. 24.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
28. 28.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Is it blue?”
30. 30.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) listens to both sides (c) trusts any website (d) never asks why
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True

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