Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 406 · 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.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) copies what all do (d) checks the facts first
3. 3.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) trusts any website (d) copies what all do
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) looks for reasons (c) hears only one side (d) never asks why
15. 15.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) hears only one side (c) copies what all do (d) never asks why
19. 19.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) compares the options (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
21. 21.🔁 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
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
25. 25.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) listens to both sides (c) asks good questions (d) checks the facts first
30. 30.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) believing all you hear (d) criticising people
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) checks the facts first (c) asks good questions (d) asks “How do you know?”
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) checks the facts first (c) shares without checking (d) compares the options
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) looks for reasons
34. 34.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
35. 35.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) looks for reasons (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
37. 37.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) hears only one side (c) ignores the facts (d) trusts any website

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