Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 386 · 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 what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) ignores the facts (c) shares without checking (d) spots missing facts
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks good questions (d) checks the facts first
6. 6.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) changes mind with proof (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
12. 12.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) picks the first idea (d) stops and thinks
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) trusts any website
18. 18.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Is it blue?”
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) checks the facts first (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks good questions
23. 23.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) trusts any website (c) listens to both sides (d) spots missing facts
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) shares without checking
30. 30.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) criticising people
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) looks for reasons (d) copies what all do
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) ignores the facts (c) asks good questions (d) listens to both sides
39. 39.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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