Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 186 · 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.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) changes their mind (c) hides the fact (d) argues anyway
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) ignores the facts (d) believes every rumour
7. 7.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) ignores the facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) shares without checking
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) never asks why (d) changes mind with proof
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) shares without checking (d) spots missing facts
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) copies what all do
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) asks good questions (d) believes every rumour
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) never asks why (c) shares without checking (d) believes every rumour
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) hears only one side (d) looks for reasons
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) trusts any website (c) spots missing facts (d) listens to both sides
34. 34.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
35. 35.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) believes every rumour (c) copies what all do (d) never asks why
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) ignores the facts (d) never asks why
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks good questions (d) ignores the facts
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) shares without checking (c) listens to both sides (d) asks good questions

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