Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 403 · 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) trusts any website (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks good questions (d) looks for reasons
2. 2.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) never asks why (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) looks for reasons
5. 5.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) hides the fact (c) changes their mind (d) argues anyway
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) looks for reasons
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) hears only one side
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) changes mind with proof (d) ignores the facts
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) changes mind with proof
13. 13.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “How do you know?”
14. 14.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) ignores the facts
18. 18.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) flips a coin (c) copies a friend (d) picks the first idea
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks good questions (d) shares without checking
23. 23.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) trusts any website (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
25. 25.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
27. 27.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) spots missing facts
30. 30.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) shares without checking (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) asks good questions
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) copies what all do (c) looks for reasons (d) checks the facts first
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) compares the options (c) shares without checking (d) believes every rumour
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) asks “How do you know?”
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) compares the options (d) believes every rumour
37. 37.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False

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