Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 355 · 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 ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) thinks before deciding
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) never asks why (c) compares the options (d) asks good questions
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) looks for reasons (d) hears only one side
8. 8.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) changes their mind (c) argues anyway (d) gets angry
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) ignores the facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
13. 13.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) hears both sides (c) walks away (d) backs the louder one
14. 14.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) changes mind with proof (c) ignores the facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
16. 16.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
17. 17.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) compares the options (d) never asks why
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks good questions (d) hears only one side
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) stops and thinks (c) picks the first idea (d) copies a friend
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) asks good questions (c) trusts any website (d) spots missing facts
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) asks good questions (c) never asks why (d) hears only one side
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) changes mind with proof (d) hears only one side
33. 33.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) spots missing facts
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) spots missing facts
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True

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