Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 698 · 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: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) copies what all do
3. 3.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) believing all you hear (d) criticising people
4. 4.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) listens to both sides (c) ignores the facts (d) decides in a hurry
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) copies what all do (d) checks the facts first
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears only a friend (c) backs the louder one (d) hears both sides
15. 15.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) ignores the facts
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) copies what all do (c) changes mind with proof (d) looks for reasons
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) thinks before deciding
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) compares the options (d) never asks why
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) compares the options (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) flips a coin (d) picks the first idea
27. 27.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to look clever
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
33. 33.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) spots missing facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) listens to both sides
38. 38.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) hides the fact (c) argues anyway (d) gets angry
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking

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