Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 589 · 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: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) believes every rumour
3. 3.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) hears only one side
5. 5.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) argues anyway (c) hides the fact (d) gets angry
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears both sides (d) hears only a friend
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) believes every rumour (c) asks good questions (d) asks “How do you know?”
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) checks the facts first (c) shares without checking (d) copies what all do
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) believes every rumour (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) looks for reasons
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) shares without checking (d) asks “How do you know?”
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) changes mind with proof (c) listens to both sides (d) asks good questions
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) changes mind with proof (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) changes mind with proof
22. 22.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) checks the facts first
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) never asks why (c) asks good questions (d) compares the options
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) asks good questions (d) believes every rumour
32. 32.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to make better choices (c) to win every fight (d) to look clever
34. 34.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking

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