Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 771 · 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) changes mind with proof (b) asks good questions (c) trusts any website (d) compares the options
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) looks for reasons (c) changes mind with proof (d) ignores the facts
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) looks for reasons (d) copies what all do
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) decides in a hurry (c) spots missing facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
5. 5.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) spots missing facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) looks for reasons (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) shares without checking (d) believes every rumour
14. 14.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) copies what all do
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) spots missing facts (c) trusts any website (d) decides in a hurry
18. 18.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) changes their mind (c) hides the fact (d) gets angry
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) changes mind with proof (c) decides in a hurry (d) hears only one side
20. 20.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
24. 24.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) asks “How do you know?”
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) listens to both sides
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) compares the options (d) hears only one side
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) copies what all do (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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