Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 305 · 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) thinks before deciding (b) trusts any website (c) copies what all do (d) ignores the facts
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) walks away (c) hears both sides (d) backs the louder one
6. 6.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) spots missing facts (c) ignores the facts (d) looks for reasons
8. 8.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) checks the facts first (c) decides in a hurry (d) shares without checking
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) listens to both sides
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) copies what all do
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) thinks before deciding (c) compares the options (d) asks good questions
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) believes every rumour (c) copies what all do (d) ignores the facts
18. 18.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
19. 19.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) looks for reasons (c) hears only one side (d) never asks why
24. 24.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
28. 28.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
29. 29.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) compares the options (c) changes mind with proof (d) spots missing facts
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) shares without checking (c) ignores the facts (d) decides in a hurry
33. 33.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to look clever
36. 36.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) thinks before deciding (c) listens to both sides (d) trusts any website
39. 39.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) compares the options

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