Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 1 · 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) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
2. 2.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) spots missing facts (c) compares the options (d) listens to both sides
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) never asks why
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
6. 6.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) looks for reasons (c) ignores the facts (d) believes every rumour
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) checks the facts first (c) asks good questions (d) compares the options
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
14. 14.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) compares the options (c) listens to both sides (d) copies what all do
16. 16.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) hears both sides (c) backs the louder one (d) walks away
19. 19.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) hears only one side (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) shares without checking (c) changes mind with proof (d) listens to both sides
29. 29.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) spots missing facts
32. 32.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (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.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) compares the options (d) hears only one side
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) asks good questions (c) spots missing facts (d) hears only one side

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