Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 807 · 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks good questions (c) thinks before deciding (d) hears only one side
3. 3.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) argues anyway (c) gets angry (d) changes their mind
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) compares the options (c) shares without checking (d) decides in a hurry
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) spots missing facts (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
9. 9.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks good questions
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) ignores the facts (c) looks for reasons (d) asks good questions
12. 12.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) decides in a hurry (d) hears only one side
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) shares without checking (d) asks good questions
18. 18.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) copies what all do (d) listens to both sides
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) never asks why (c) hears only one side (d) decides in a hurry
27. 27.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Is it blue?”
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) trusts any website
30. 30.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) compares the options
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) asks good questions (d) trusts any website
34. 34.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) changes mind with proof (c) thinks before deciding (d) decides in a hurry
36. 36.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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