Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 730 · 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
2. 2.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to win every fight (c) to look clever (d) to stop asking
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) thinks before deciding (d) looks for reasons
5. 5.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) compares the options
8. 8.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) walks away (c) backs the louder one (d) hears only a friend
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) decides in a hurry (c) trusts any website (d) believes every rumour
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) changes mind with proof
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) copies what all do (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) spots missing facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks good questions
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) believes every rumour
20. 20.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) changes mind with proof (c) thinks before deciding (d) shares without checking
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
23. 23.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) trusts any website (d) compares the options
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) spots missing facts (d) copies what all do
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) looks for reasons (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) changes mind with proof (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons
31. 31.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) argues anyway (c) hides the fact (d) changes their mind
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) asks good questions (c) compares the options (d) spots missing facts
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) changes mind with proof (c) never asks why (d) asks “How do you know?”
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) looks for reasons (c) listens to both sides (d) asks good questions
35. 35.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) ignores the facts (d) checks the facts first
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False

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