Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 756 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) checks the facts first (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks good questions
2. 2.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) compares the options (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) compares the options
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) decides in a hurry
10. 10.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) hears both sides (c) backs the louder one (d) walks away
11. 11.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.🔁 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
14. 14.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) flips a coin (c) copies a friend (d) stops and thinks
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) looks for reasons (c) never asks why (d) checks the facts first
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) looks for reasons (c) shares without checking (d) decides in a hurry
20. 20.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
21. 21.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
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 is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) trusts any website (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
26. 26.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) copies what all do
28. 28.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
29. 29.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) looks for reasons
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) listens to both sides (d) shares without checking
36. 36.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) asks good questions (c) thinks before deciding (d) checks the facts first

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