Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 334 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
6. 6.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
10. 10.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) hears only one side (d) compares the options
12. 12.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
16. 16.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) spots missing facts
18. 18.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to make better choices (c) to stop asking (d) to win every fight
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) compares the options (c) spots missing facts (d) shares without checking
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) ignores the facts (c) compares the options (d) looks for reasons
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) changes their mind (c) hides the fact (d) argues anyway
27. 27.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) never asks why (d) changes mind with proof
30. 30.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
35. 35.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) checks the facts first (c) asks good questions (d) changes mind with proof
38. 38.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) walks away
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True

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