Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 82 · 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) compares the options (b) never asks why (c) spots missing facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) spots missing facts
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”
5. 5.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) compares the options (d) spots missing facts
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
8. 8.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) thinks before deciding (c) copies what all do (d) hears only one side
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) shares without checking (c) trusts any website (d) copies what all do
14. 14.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) hears only one side (c) asks good questions (d) never asks why
17. 17.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) changes mind with proof
19. 19.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) clear, fair thinking (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) believes every rumour (d) compares the options
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) looks for reasons (c) believes every rumour (d) asks good questions
26. 26.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) looks for reasons (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
33. 33.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to make better choices (c) to win every fight (d) to stop asking
34. 34.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) listens to both sides (c) decides in a hurry (d) hears only one side
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) spots missing facts (c) trusts any website (d) never asks why
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking

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