Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 516 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry
4. 4.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears only a friend (c) backs the louder one (d) hears both sides
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) listens to both sides (d) ignores the facts
6. 6.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) never asks why (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) looks for reasons (c) ignores the facts (d) copies what all do
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) thinks before deciding (d) hears only one side
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) compares the options (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) changes mind with proof (c) shares without checking (d) trusts any website
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) ignores the facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) looks for reasons
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) changes mind with proof (c) checks the facts first (d) looks for reasons
18. 18.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) asks good questions (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) spots missing facts (d) trusts any website
31. 31.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) thinks before deciding (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
33. 33.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) looks for reasons (d) believes every rumour
36. 36.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) thinks before deciding (d) copies what all do
38. 38.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) thinks before deciding
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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