Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 313 · 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.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) looks for reasons (c) copies what all do (d) trusts any website
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) changes mind with proof (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) spots missing facts (c) hears only one side (d) ignores the facts
5. 5.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) hears both sides (c) backs the louder one (d) walks away
6. 6.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) ignores the facts (c) asks good questions (d) looks for reasons
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) asks good questions (d) ignores the facts
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
14. 14.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) spots missing facts (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) shares without checking
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) changes mind with proof (c) listens to both sides (d) thinks before deciding
20. 20.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) changes mind with proof (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
23. 23.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) looks for reasons (d) trusts any website
31. 31.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) flips a coin
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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