Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 158 · 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.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) copies what all do (d) looks for reasons
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) copies what all do (c) shares without checking (d) decides in a hurry
6. 6.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Who cares?”
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) asks good questions
8. 8.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) looks for reasons (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
10. 10.🛒 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?”
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) compares the options (d) trusts any website
12. 12.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) changes mind with proof (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) believes every rumour (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) changes mind with proof (c) checks the facts first (d) never asks why
16. 16.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) believing all you hear (c) clear, fair thinking (d) thinking very fast
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) looks for reasons (c) hears only one side (d) spots missing facts
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) compares the options
23. 23.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) compares the options (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
27. 27.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears only a friend (c) hears both sides (d) backs the louder one
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) hears only one side (c) thinks before deciding (d) spots missing facts
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) compares the options (d) spots missing facts
35. 35.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) stops and thinks (c) picks the first idea (d) copies a friend
36. 36.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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