Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 914 · 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) thinks before deciding (b) listens to both sides (c) decides in a hurry (d) looks for reasons
2. 2.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) hears both sides (c) walks away (d) backs the louder one
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) changes mind with proof (c) compares the options (d) copies what all do
5. 5.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 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
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) spots missing facts (d) hears only one side
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) asks “How do you know?”
11. 11.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) looks for reasons (c) changes mind with proof (d) checks the facts first
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
17. 17.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) looks for reasons (d) copies what all do
23. 23.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) criticising people (c) believing all you hear (d) clear, fair thinking
24. 24.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) believes every rumour (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks “How do you know?”
27. 27.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) changes mind with proof (d) believes every rumour
29. 29.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) gets angry (c) hides the fact (d) changes their mind
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
33. 33.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Is it blue?”
38. 38.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True

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