Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 216 · 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 asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) changes mind with proof
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
6. 6.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) thinks before deciding (c) copies what all do (d) looks for reasons
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) thinks before deciding
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
16. 16.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) hears both sides (c) backs the louder one (d) walks away
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) looks for reasons (d) trusts any website
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks good questions (d) thinks before deciding
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) looks for reasons (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
23. 23.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) changes mind with proof
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) trusts any website (c) compares the options (d) asks “How do you know?”
28. 28.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
30. 30.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) picks the first idea (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
31. 31.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks good questions (d) ignores the facts
35. 35.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) criticising people (c) believing all you hear (d) thinking very fast
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) looks for reasons (c) compares the options (d) believes every rumour
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) looks for reasons (c) ignores the facts (d) copies what all do
38. 38.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour

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