Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 549 · 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) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) picks the first idea (d) stops and thinks
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) changes mind with proof (c) listens to both sides (d) hears only one side
5. 5.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) believing all you hear
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) asks “How do you know?”
9. 9.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) shares without checking (c) checks the facts first (d) looks for reasons
12. 12.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) asks good questions (c) never asks why (d) listens to both sides
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) looks for reasons (c) asks good questions (d) hears only one side
15. 15.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) hears both sides (c) walks away (d) backs the louder one
18. 18.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) spots missing facts (d) hears only one side
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) thinks before deciding
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) changes mind with proof (d) shares without checking
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) never asks why (c) hears only one side (d) spots missing facts
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) changes their mind (c) gets angry (d) argues anyway
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) compares the options
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) trusts any website (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
32. 32.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
35. 35.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking

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