Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 485 · 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.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) stops and thinks (c) copies a friend (d) flips a coin
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) trusts any website (d) listens to both sides
3. 3.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
6. 6.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
15. 15.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) walks away (c) backs the louder one (d) hears only a friend
17. 17.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) never asks why (d) looks for reasons
19. 19.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) shares without checking
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) thinks before deciding (d) trusts any website
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) compares the options (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) never asks why
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) compares the options (c) decides in a hurry (d) trusts any website
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) looks for reasons (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
34. 34.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) changes mind with proof
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) spots missing facts (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) thinks before deciding

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