Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

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

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