Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 602 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) listens to both sides (c) asks good questions (d) asks “How do you know?”
2. 2.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
6. 6.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) trusts any website (c) listens to both sides (d) looks for reasons
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) copies what all do (c) never asks why (d) ignores the facts
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) changes mind with proof (c) copies what all do (d) ignores the facts
13. 13.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) never asks why (c) listens to both sides (d) changes mind with proof
16. 16.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) looks for reasons (d) hears only one side
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) decides in a hurry
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) never asks why (d) hears only one side
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) changes mind with proof (c) never asks why (d) asks good questions
31. 31.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
33. 33.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) spots missing facts
39. 39.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) walks away (c) backs the louder one (d) hears both sides
40. 40.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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