Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 205 · 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 checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) copies what all do
4. 4.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) spots missing facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) looks for reasons (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) thinks before deciding
7. 7.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) walks away
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) trusts any website (d) asks good questions
11. 11.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) thinks before deciding (d) believes every rumour
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) listens to both sides (c) asks good questions (d) changes mind with proof
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) hears only one side
17. 17.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) looks for reasons (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) trusts any website (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.🔁 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
23. 23.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) shares without checking (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
25. 25.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) shares without checking (c) changes mind with proof (d) looks for reasons
28. 28.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
30. 30.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) believe it at once (c) plan a holiday (d) tell everyone
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) compares the options (c) shares without checking (d) never asks why
32. 32.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) thinks before deciding (d) trusts any website
34. 34.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) hears only one side
37. 37.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) checks the facts first (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) copies what all do
39. 39.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False

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