Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 409 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) never asks why (c) shares without checking (d) believes every rumour
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks good questions (c) listens to both sides (d) copies what all do
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) changes mind with proof (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
7. 7.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) hides the fact (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind
11. 11.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (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.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) hears only one side (c) listens to both sides (d) looks for reasons
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) checks the facts first
18. 18.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) checks the facts first (c) spots missing facts (d) trusts any website
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) hears only one side (c) asks good questions (d) listens to both sides
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
32. 32.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) asks good questions
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) shares without checking
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) looks for reasons (c) changes mind with proof (d) believes every rumour
37. 37.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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