Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 116 · 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking
3. 3.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) trusts any website
6. 6.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) copies what all do (d) looks for reasons
8. 8.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
10. 10.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
13. 13.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) thinks before deciding (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
17. 17.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “What makes it best?”
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) compares the options (c) listens to both sides (d) thinks before deciding
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) shares without checking (c) thinks before deciding (d) trusts any website
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) compares the options (d) trusts any website
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) compares the options (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
25. 25.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) copies what all do (c) thinks before deciding (d) looks for reasons
31. 31.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) ignores the facts (c) looks for reasons (d) thinks before deciding
34. 34.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind
35. 35.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) thinks before deciding (d) never asks why
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) shares without checking (d) changes mind with proof
38. 38.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) decides in a hurry (c) compares the options (d) changes mind with proof
40. 40.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True

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