Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 870 · 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.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) compares the options (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) looks for reasons (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why
18. 18.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) thinks before deciding (c) trusts any website (d) spots missing facts
20. 20.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
21. 21.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) believing all you hear (c) clear, fair thinking (d) thinking very fast
22. 22.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) never asks why (d) thinks before deciding
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) decides in a hurry
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) changes mind with proof
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) trusts any website (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) spots missing facts
30. 30.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) changes their mind (c) hides the fact (d) gets angry
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) compares the options (c) changes mind with proof (d) believes every rumour
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) listens to both sides
34. 34.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears both sides (c) walks away (d) hears only a friend
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) spots missing facts
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks good questions (c) changes mind with proof (d) listens to both sides

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