Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 351 · 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 of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) spots missing facts (d) hears only one side
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) listens to both sides
4. 4.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) thinks before deciding
7. 7.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) compares the options (d) decides in a hurry
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
13. 13.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) backs the louder one (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) copies what all do
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) copies what all do
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) spots missing facts (c) compares the options (d) decides in a hurry
23. 23.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) hears only one side
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) changes their mind (c) argues anyway (d) hides the fact
30. 30.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) looks for reasons (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) trusts any website (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) compares the options (c) believes every rumour (d) thinks before deciding

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