Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 432 · 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) trusts any website (b) asks good questions (c) spots missing facts (d) thinks before deciding
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) compares the options (d) never asks why
7. 7.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) walks away (c) backs the louder one (d) hears both sides
9. 9.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) copies what all do (d) checks the facts first
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) thinks before deciding (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why
12. 12.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to make better choices (c) to win every fight (d) to look clever
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) thinks before deciding (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) asks good questions
16. 16.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) shares without checking (c) looks for reasons (d) asks “How do you know?”
19. 19.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) copies what all do
24. 24.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) listens to both sides (d) asks “How do you know?”
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) copies what all do (c) thinks before deciding (d) shares without checking
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) trusts any website (d) compares the options
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) listens to both sides (c) trusts any website (d) copies what all do
32. 32.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking

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