Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 398 · 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) hides the fact (b) changes their mind (c) gets angry (d) argues anyway
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) trusts any website (c) thinks before deciding (d) compares the options
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) changes mind with proof (c) thinks before deciding (d) believes every rumour
11. 11.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears both sides (c) backs the louder one (d) hears only a friend
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) ignores the facts (c) spots missing facts (d) checks the facts first
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) changes mind with proof
15. 15.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) thinks before deciding (c) spots missing facts (d) never asks why
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks good questions (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
20. 20.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Why bother?”
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
33. 33.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
36. 36.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) checks the facts first (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry
40. 40.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True

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