Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 981 · 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: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) looks for reasons
4. 4.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) shares without checking (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) decides in a hurry (c) trusts any website (d) hears only one side
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) looks for reasons (d) believes every rumour
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) spots missing facts (c) trusts any website (d) hears only one side
23. 23.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) changes mind with proof (d) ignores the facts
33. 33.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) stops and thinks (c) copies a friend (d) picks the first idea
34. 34.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) looks for reasons (d) trusts any website
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) ignores the facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) looks for reasons
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) shares without checking (c) spots missing facts (d) changes mind with proof
39. 39.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True

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