Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 649 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to win every fight
4. 4.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) changes mind with proof (c) ignores the facts (d) copies what all do
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) checks the facts first
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) trusts any website (c) listens to both sides (d) compares the options
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) never asks why
10. 10.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) flips a coin (c) picks the first idea (d) stops and thinks
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) copies what all do
12. 12.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) looks for reasons (c) believes every rumour (d) ignores the facts
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) hides the fact (c) gets angry (d) changes their mind
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) changes mind with proof (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) trusts any website
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) never asks why (c) asks good questions (d) listens to both sides
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) ignores the facts (c) looks for reasons (d) changes mind with proof
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) asks good questions (d) spots missing facts
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Why bother?”
37. 37.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) looks for reasons (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks “How do you know?”
40. 40.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False

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