Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 337 · 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.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) listens to both sides (c) ignores the facts (d) copies what all do
7. 7.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) compares the options (c) never asks why (d) decides in a hurry
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) shares without checking
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) changes mind with proof
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) changes their mind (c) gets angry (d) hides the fact
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) changes mind with proof (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) compares the options (d) trusts any website
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) spots missing facts (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) shares without checking (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
21. 21.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to make better choices (c) to win every fight (d) to stop asking
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) checks the facts first (c) spots missing facts (d) looks for reasons
24. 24.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks good questions (d) ignores the facts
27. 27.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) changes mind with proof (c) thinks before deciding (d) compares the options
34. 34.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) decides in a hurry (c) trusts any website (d) ignores the facts
36. 36.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Is it blue?”
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) ignores the facts (d) copies what all do
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons

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