Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 631 · 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: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) asks good questions
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks good questions (d) shares without checking
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) asks good questions (d) shares without checking
8. 8.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
14. 14.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
16. 16.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) hears only one side (c) spots missing facts (d) looks for reasons
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) compares the options (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) copies what all do (d) spots missing facts
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks good questions (c) compares the options (d) decides in a hurry
23. 23.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) looks for reasons (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) hears only one side (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks “How do you know?”
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) ignores the facts (d) thinks before deciding
29. 29.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks good questions (d) trusts any website
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) thinks before deciding (d) believes every rumour
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) never asks why (d) decides in a hurry
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) looks for reasons (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
39. 39.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False

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