Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 622 · 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) argues anyway (c) hides the fact (d) changes their mind
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) never asks why (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
6. 6.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks good questions (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
11. 11.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) spots missing facts (c) trusts any website (d) thinks before deciding
13. 13.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) picks the first idea (d) stops and thinks
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) ignores the facts
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) shares without checking (d) thinks before deciding
17. 17.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks good questions (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) shares without checking
22. 22.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) thinks before deciding (c) copies what all do (d) asks good questions
25. 25.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) changes mind with proof
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) shares without checking (c) listens to both sides (d) changes mind with proof
31. 31.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) shares without checking
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) spots missing facts (d) shares without checking
35. 35.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) changes mind with proof (c) thinks before deciding (d) hears only one side
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) spots missing facts (c) hears only one side (d) decides in a hurry

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