Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 184 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) spots missing facts (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
3. 3.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) shares without checking (c) copies what all do (d) changes mind with proof
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) spots missing facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) copies what all do
7. 7.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) clear, fair thinking (c) criticising people (d) thinking very fast
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) shares without checking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
10. 10.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) check with the school (c) plan a holiday (d) tell everyone
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) changes mind with proof
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) compares the options (c) never asks why (d) hears only one side
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) hears only one side (d) thinks before deciding
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) asks good questions (d) checks the facts first
33. 33.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
37. 37.🔁 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) spots missing facts
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) copies what all do (d) listens to both sides
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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