Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 933 · 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) spots missing facts (b) shares without checking (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) decides in a hurry (c) spots missing facts (d) changes mind with proof
9. 9.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
13. 13.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to look clever (c) to win every fight (d) to stop asking
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) never asks why (d) thinks before deciding
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) clear, fair thinking
19. 19.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears both sides (d) hears only a friend
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) believes every rumour
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) trusts any website (d) thinks before deciding
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) looks for reasons (c) shares without checking (d) asks “How do you know?”
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) checks the facts first (c) spots missing facts (d) listens to both sides
30. 30.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) ignores the facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
32. 32.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) looks for reasons (c) asks good questions (d) trusts any website
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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