Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 679 · 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.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) argues anyway (c) changes their mind (d) hides the fact
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) compares the options
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) thinks before deciding
12. 12.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) hears only a friend (c) walks away (d) backs the louder one
13. 13.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) checks the facts first
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
21. 21.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Is it blue?”
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) compares the options (c) believes every rumour (d) ignores the facts
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) looks for reasons (c) listens to both sides (d) hears only one side
25. 25.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) picks the first idea (c) flips a coin (d) copies a friend
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) listens to both sides (c) never asks why (d) hears only one side
27. 27.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) trusts any website (c) looks for reasons (d) changes mind with proof
30. 30.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) asks good questions
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) never asks why
36. 36.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False

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