Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 422 · 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) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) looks for reasons (d) hears only one side
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) spots missing facts
5. 5.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) hides the fact (c) gets angry (d) argues anyway
8. 8.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) changes mind with proof (d) believes every rumour
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) spots missing facts (d) never asks why
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) ignores the facts
13. 13.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
14. 14.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) picks the first idea (c) copies a friend (d) flips a coin
15. 15.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks good questions (c) ignores the facts (d) looks for reasons
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) shares without checking (c) ignores the facts (d) asks good questions
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) compares the options (c) spots missing facts (d) looks for reasons
23. 23.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears both sides (c) hears only a friend (d) backs the louder one
25. 25.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) hears only one side
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) never asks why (d) thinks before deciding
29. 29.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) checks the facts first (c) compares the options (d) changes mind with proof
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) changes mind with proof
35. 35.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) thinking very fast
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry

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