Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 73 · 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) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) asks good questions (d) copies what all do
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) looks for reasons
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) decides in a hurry (c) ignores the facts (d) believes every rumour
9. 9.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) compares the options (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) changes mind with proof (c) believes every rumour (d) looks for reasons
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) compares the options (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks good questions
17. 17.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) picks the first idea (c) flips a coin (d) copies a friend
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) checks the facts first (c) thinks before deciding (d) hears only one side
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks good questions (c) listens to both sides (d) hears only one side
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
23. 23.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks good questions (d) ignores the facts
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) copies what all do
26. 26.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) thinks before deciding (d) copies what all do
30. 30.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) checks the facts first (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) compares the options
34. 34.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) backs the louder one (c) hears both sides (d) walks away
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) spots missing facts (d) trusts any website
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) looks for reasons (c) never asks why (d) copies what all do
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
38. 38.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) believing all you hear (d) clear, fair thinking
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False

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