Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 217 · 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 copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) listens to both sides (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) believes every rumour (d) asks “How do you know?”
5. 5.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) shares without checking (c) ignores the facts (d) looks for reasons
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) spots missing facts (c) checks the facts first (d) listens to both sides
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) shares without checking (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
10. 10.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Is it blue?”
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks good questions (c) trusts any website (d) hears only one side
12. 12.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) trusts any website (c) listens to both sides (d) ignores the facts
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks good questions (d) changes mind with proof
15. 15.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) argues anyway (c) changes their mind (d) gets angry
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) hears only one side (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks “How do you know?”
19. 19.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) thinking very fast
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
23. 23.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) shares without checking (c) spots missing facts (d) thinks before deciding
28. 28.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) looks for reasons (c) thinks before deciding (d) spots missing facts
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) hears only one side (c) copies what all do (d) ignores the facts
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) never asks why (c) thinks before deciding (d) changes mind with proof
33. 33.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) listens to both sides
35. 35.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) picks the first idea (d) flips a coin
39. 39.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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