Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 798 · 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) listens to both sides (b) trusts any website (c) asks good questions (d) checks the facts first
2. 2.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) checks the facts first (c) never asks why (d) asks “How do you know?”
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) looks for reasons (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks “How do you know?”
6. 6.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) thinking very fast
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) looks for reasons (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) looks for reasons
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) asks good questions (d) copies what all do
13. 13.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) spots missing facts
17. 17.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) never asks why (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) changes mind with proof
19. 19.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) argues anyway (c) changes their mind (d) gets angry
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) shares without checking (c) copies what all do (d) trusts any website
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) listens to both sides
28. 28.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
30. 30.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) spots missing facts
32. 32.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) copies what all do (d) checks the facts first
34. 34.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) changes mind with proof
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) listens to both sides (c) shares without checking (d) ignores the facts
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) picks the first idea (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend

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