Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 232 · 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.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) looks for reasons
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) hears only one side
8. 8.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) ignores the facts (c) never asks why (d) checks the facts first
11. 11.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) shares without checking (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) spots missing facts
14. 14.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
16. 16.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) trusts any website
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) hides the fact
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) asks good questions (d) trusts any website
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) thinks before deciding (d) ignores the facts
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) compares the options (d) hears only one side
30. 30.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) looks for reasons (c) spots missing facts (d) compares the options
32. 32.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
33. 33.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) never asks why (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
37. 37.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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