Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 980 · 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.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
2. 2.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) shares without checking (d) asks “How do you know?”
4. 4.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
10. 10.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) believes every rumour (c) compares the options (d) asks “How do you know?”
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
16. 16.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
17. 17.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) listens to both sides (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks good questions (d) shares without checking
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) decides in a hurry (d) spots missing facts
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) shares without checking (d) compares the options
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
32. 32.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”
34. 34.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) never asks why (d) thinks before deciding
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) changes mind with proof (c) listens to both sides (d) compares the options
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) thinks before deciding
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry

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