Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 302 · 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) asks good questions (b) trusts any website (c) spots missing facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) asks good questions (d) hears only one side
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
6. 6.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) ignores the facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) listens to both sides (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
10. 10.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) changes their mind (c) gets angry (d) argues anyway
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) clear, fair thinking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) believes every rumour (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks good questions
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) changes mind with proof (c) shares without checking (d) asks “How do you know?”
24. 24.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
25. 25.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) copies what all do (c) changes mind with proof (d) looks for reasons
27. 27.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) spots missing facts
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
34. 34.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) ignores the facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True

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