Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 788 · 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) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) never asks why (d) looks for reasons
2. 2.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) spots missing facts (c) compares the options (d) listens to both sides
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
11. 11.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) criticising people (c) thinking very fast (d) clear, fair thinking
12. 12.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
15. 15.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks good questions (d) asks “How do you know?”
18. 18.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) flips a coin (c) picks the first idea (d) stops and thinks
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) changes mind with proof (d) hears only one side
21. 21.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
27. 27.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) shares without checking
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) walks away (c) hears only a friend (d) backs the louder one
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks good questions (c) shares without checking (d) compares the options
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) copies what all do (d) looks for reasons
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) listens to both sides (c) never asks why (d) ignores the facts
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True

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