Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 329 · 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.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) hides the fact (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) asks good questions (d) spots missing facts
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) spots missing facts (c) shares without checking (d) decides in a hurry
5. 5.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
6. 6.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) compares the options (c) changes mind with proof (d) spots missing facts
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) ignores the facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
10. 10.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks good questions (c) copies what all do (d) trusts any website
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) compares the options (d) trusts any website
20. 20.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) compares the options (d) copies what all do
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) spots missing facts (d) copies what all do
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) never asks why
38. 38.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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