Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 770 · 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) asks good questions (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof
2. 2.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
3. 3.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) hears both sides (d) walks away
7. 7.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) spots missing facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks “How do you know?”
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) listens to both sides (d) copies what all do
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) clear, fair thinking
17. 17.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
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.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) copies a friend (c) flips a coin (d) picks the first idea
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) believes every rumour (c) compares the options (d) asks “How do you know?”
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) trusts any website (d) listens to both sides
24. 24.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) thinks before deciding
26. 26.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) shares without checking (c) looks for reasons (d) ignores the facts
30. 30.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) asks “How do you know?”
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
33. 33.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) looks for reasons (c) never asks why (d) thinks before deciding
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) trusts any website

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