Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 385 · 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) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) never asks why
7. 7.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “What makes it best?”
10. 10.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
11. 11.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) changes mind with proof
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) shares without checking
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) shares without checking (c) spots missing facts (d) changes mind with proof
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) ignores the facts
21. 21.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) checks the facts first (c) thinks before deciding (d) spots missing facts
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) backs the louder one (c) walks away (d) hears only a friend
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) copies what all do (c) never asks why (d) changes mind with proof
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) asks good questions
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) spots missing facts (c) listens to both sides (d) decides in a hurry
32. 32.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) listens to both sides (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) never asks why
35. 35.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
39. 39.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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