Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 619 · 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: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) compares the options (c) checks the facts first (d) listens to both sides
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) asks good questions
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) ignores the facts (c) looks for reasons (d) checks the facts first
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) checks the facts first
7. 7.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) changes their mind (c) argues anyway (d) hides the fact
8. 8.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) looks for reasons (d) believes every rumour
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) listens to both sides (c) changes mind with proof (d) hears only one side
11. 11.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) looks for reasons (c) never asks why (d) asks “How do you know?”
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) hears only one side (c) changes mind with proof (d) believes every rumour
17. 17.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) copies what all do (d) checks the facts first
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
23. 23.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) thinking very fast
27. 27.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) believes every rumour (c) ignores the facts (d) trusts any website
29. 29.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Who cares?”
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) thinks before deciding
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) spots missing facts (d) asks good questions
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) changes mind with proof
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) looks for reasons (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) never asks why
36. 36.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
38. 38.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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