Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 913 · 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) thinks before deciding (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) looks for reasons (c) asks good questions (d) hears only one side
6. 6.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
10. 10.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) changes mind with proof (c) copies what all do (d) trusts any website
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) hears only one side
16. 16.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) asks good questions (c) changes mind with proof (d) spots missing facts
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) thinks before deciding (c) compares the options (d) ignores the facts
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
21. 21.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) compares the options
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) trusts any website (c) checks the facts first (d) thinks before deciding
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) checks the facts first (c) never asks why (d) hears only one side
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
27. 27.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
29. 29.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) spots missing facts (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
31. 31.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) decides in a hurry
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) decides in a hurry (d) looks for reasons
37. 37.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
39. 39.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) listens to both sides (c) asks good questions (d) thinks before deciding

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