Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 662 · 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: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) ignores the facts (d) looks for reasons
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
6. 6.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) compares the options (c) shares without checking (d) asks “How do you know?”
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) changes mind with proof
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) listens to both sides (c) thinks before deciding (d) shares without checking
11. 11.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) listens to both sides
13. 13.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) changes their mind (d) argues anyway
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) compares the options
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) asks good questions (c) copies what all do (d) hears only one side
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) stops and thinks (c) picks the first idea (d) copies a friend
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) looks for reasons (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking
28. 28.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) trusts any website (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
34. 34.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) never asks why (d) changes mind with proof
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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