Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 99 · 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: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) never asks why (d) spots missing facts
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) shares without checking (c) asks good questions (d) ignores the facts
4. 4.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) thinks before deciding (c) ignores the facts (d) compares the options
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) believes every rumour (d) asks good questions
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) compares the options (c) decides in a hurry (d) trusts any website
9. 9.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) picks the first idea (c) copies a friend (d) flips a coin
10. 10.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) shares without checking (d) trusts any website
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) compares the options (c) asks good questions (d) shares without checking
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why
20. 20.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) listens to both sides (c) asks good questions (d) checks the facts first
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) trusts any website (c) hears only one side (d) shares without checking
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) hears only one side (d) looks for reasons
32. 32.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to make better choices (c) to look clever (d) to win every fight
33. 33.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) gets angry (c) changes their mind (d) hides the fact
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
40. 40.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True

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