Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 794 · 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) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) spots missing facts (d) ignores the facts
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) looks for reasons (d) believes every rumour
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) never asks why
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) shares without checking (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) ignores the facts (c) asks good questions (d) asks “How do you know?”
18. 18.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) criticising people
19. 19.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
21. 21.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) compares the options (d) trusts any website
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
24. 24.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks good questions (c) looks for reasons (d) asks “How do you know?”
26. 26.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) changes mind with proof (c) ignores the facts (d) copies what all do
28. 28.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) compares the options (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) thinks before deciding (c) trusts any website (d) looks for reasons
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) thinks before deciding
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) stops and thinks (c) copies a friend (d) picks the first idea
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) shares without checking (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
36. 36.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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