Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 608 · 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: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) spots missing facts
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) hears only one side
4. 4.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) flips a coin (c) picks the first idea (d) stops and thinks
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) looks for reasons (d) shares without checking
10. 10.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) listens to both sides (c) never asks why (d) asks “How do you know?”
13. 13.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) looks for reasons (c) shares without checking (d) changes mind with proof
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) changes mind with proof (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”
21. 21.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
22. 22.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “What makes it best?”
23. 23.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) criticising people (c) thinking very fast (d) clear, fair thinking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) trusts any website (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
25. 25.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) spots missing facts (c) asks good questions (d) hears only one side
27. 27.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) gets angry (c) hides the fact (d) argues anyway
29. 29.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) changes mind with proof (c) copies what all do (d) checks the facts first
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
34. 34.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) shares without checking (c) trusts any website (d) spots missing facts
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) asks good questions (c) compares the options (d) asks “How do you know?”

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