Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

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

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