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Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 230 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
  2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
  3. 3.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
  5. 5.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) trusts any website (d) checks the facts first
  12. 12.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) spots missing facts
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) ignores the facts (d) looks for reasons
  17. 17.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) asks good questions
  21. 21.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) changes mind with proof (c) never asks why (d) spots missing facts
  24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
  25. 25.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) ignores the facts
  27. 27.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) walks away (c) backs the louder one (d) hears both sides
  28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) never asks why (c) trusts any website (d) hears only one side
  29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
  30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) asks good questions (d) checks the facts first
  31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
  32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) trusts any website (c) changes mind with proof (d) thinks before deciding
  33. 33.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) thinks before deciding
  35. 35.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
  37. 37.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. not critical thinking
  2. critical thinker
  3. True
  4. critical thinker
  5. False
  6. True
  7. False
  8. True
  9. False
  10. False
  11. checks the facts first
  12. True
  13. False
  14. critical thinker
  15. spots missing facts
  16. ignores the facts
  17. True
  18. True
  19. careless thinking
  20. asks good questions
  21. False
  22. False
  23. never asks why
  24. not critical thinking
  25. True
  26. listens to both sides
  27. hears both sides
  28. spots missing facts
  29. not critical thinking
  30. ignores the facts
  31. not critical thinking
  32. trusts any website
  33. False
  34. decides in a hurry
  35. False
  36. critical thinker
  37. True
  38. False
  39. False
  40. False

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