Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 231 · 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: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) trusts any website (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) spots missing facts (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
5. 5.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) listens to both sides (c) trusts any website (d) asks “How do you know?”
9. 9.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to win every fight (c) to look clever (d) to stop asking
13. 13.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) never asks why (d) listens to both sides
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
17. 17.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) copies what all do (c) changes mind with proof (d) spots missing facts
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) checks the facts first
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) thinks before deciding
23. 23.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) copies what all do (d) thinks before deciding
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
27. 27.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) compares the options (d) ignores the facts
29. 29.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) hides the fact (c) gets angry (d) argues anyway
32. 32.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) trusts any website (d) copies what all do
34. 34.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) compares the options (c) ignores the facts (d) asks good questions
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry

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