Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 776 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) picks the first idea (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) spots missing facts (c) hears only one side (d) thinks before deciding
5. 5.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) listens to both sides (c) decides in a hurry (d) trusts any website
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) spots missing facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) shares without checking
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) looks for reasons (c) shares without checking (d) compares the options
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
15. 15.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
18. 18.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) criticising people (c) believing all you hear (d) thinking very fast
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) ignores the facts (c) listens to both sides (d) asks good questions
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks good questions (d) listens to both sides
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) thinks before deciding (d) copies what all do
25. 25.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) trusts any website (c) asks good questions (d) asks “How do you know?”
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) checks the facts first
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
34. 34.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) looks for reasons (c) copies what all do (d) listens to both sides
36. 36.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) changes mind with proof (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
38. 38.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) checks the facts first (c) ignores the facts (d) thinks before deciding
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”

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