Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 267 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) spots missing facts (c) copies what all do (d) listens to both sides
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) ignores the facts (d) looks for reasons
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) never asks why (d) thinks before deciding
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) believes every rumour (d) compares the options
5. 5.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔁 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
8. 8.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
10. 10.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) ignores the facts (c) shares without checking (d) decides in a hurry
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) copies what all do (c) never asks why (d) hears only one side
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
15. 15.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) asks good questions (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) changes mind with proof
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) never asks why (c) compares the options (d) believes every rumour
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) hears only one side (c) asks good questions (d) looks for reasons
33. 33.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
37. 37.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True

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