Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 287 · 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) looks for reasons (b) asks good questions (c) changes mind with proof (d) ignores the facts
2. 2.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) looks for reasons (c) thinks before deciding (d) spots missing facts
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) never asks why (d) looks for reasons
7. 7.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
10. 10.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) looks for reasons
14. 14.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) ignores the facts (d) compares the options
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) trusts any website (c) copies what all do (d) spots missing facts
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) decides in a hurry (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
18. 18.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) spots missing facts (c) listens to both sides (d) asks “How do you know?”
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) changes mind with proof
23. 23.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) gets angry (c) hides the fact (d) changes their mind
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “What makes it best?”
27. 27.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) stops and thinks (c) copies a friend (d) picks the first idea
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) listens to both sides (c) shares without checking (d) decides in a hurry
29. 29.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) looks for reasons (c) asks good questions (d) never asks why
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) changes mind with proof (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) shares without checking
38. 38.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) trusts any website (c) thinks before deciding (d) listens to both sides
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) believes every rumour

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