Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 462 · 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
6. 6.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) decides in a hurry (c) listens to both sides (d) thinks before deciding
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) asks “How do you know?”
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) looks for reasons (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
12. 12.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
15. 15.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) compares the options (c) spots missing facts (d) hears only one side
17. 17.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) never asks why (d) spots missing facts
21. 21.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks good questions (c) thinks before deciding (d) believes every rumour
24. 24.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
32. 32.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
34. 34.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) hears both sides (d) walks away
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) spots missing facts
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) compares the options (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof
38. 38.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do

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