Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 971 · 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 ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) thinks before deciding (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
3. 3.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) spots missing facts (c) looks for reasons (d) shares without checking
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) checks the facts first (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) changes mind with proof (c) compares the options (d) ignores the facts
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) trusts any website
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
20. 20.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) copies what all do
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) looks for reasons (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks “How do you know?”
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) changes mind with proof (c) shares without checking (d) ignores the facts
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
25. 25.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Why bother?”
26. 26.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) picks the first idea (d) flips a coin
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Is it blue?”
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) asks “How do you know?”
36. 36.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) looks for reasons (c) spots missing facts (d) copies what all do
39. 39.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True

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