Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 501 · 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.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) asks good questions (c) listens to both sides (d) compares the options
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) hears only one side (d) ignores the facts
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) hears only one side (d) looks for reasons
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) asks good questions (c) spots missing facts (d) looks for reasons
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) checks the facts first (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
14. 14.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) asks good questions (d) copies what all do
17. 17.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks good questions (c) thinks before deciding (d) believes every rumour
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) checks the facts first (c) asks good questions (d) trusts any website
21. 21.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) looks for reasons (d) believes every rumour
24. 24.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
25. 25.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) trusts any website
27. 27.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) ignores the facts (c) spots missing facts (d) trusts any website
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) compares the options (d) copies what all do
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) never asks why
34. 34.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
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: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False

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