Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 280 · 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? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) thinks before deciding (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
5. 5.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) thinks before deciding (c) copies what all do (d) ignores the facts
7. 7.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) changes mind with proof (c) thinks before deciding (d) looks for reasons
12. 12.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Is it blue?”
13. 13.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) changes mind with proof (c) looks for reasons (d) asks “How do you know?”
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
18. 18.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) looks for reasons (c) never asks why (d) thinks before deciding
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) changes mind with proof
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) looks for reasons (c) shares without checking (d) copies what all do
28. 28.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) compares the options
30. 30.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks good questions
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) looks for reasons (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) compares the options (c) shares without checking (d) asks “How do you know?”
39. 39.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) tell everyone (c) plan a holiday (d) believe it at once
40. 40.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “How do you know?”

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