Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 417 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks good questions (c) checks the facts first (d) never asks why
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) looks for reasons (c) compares the options (d) trusts any website
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “What makes it best?”
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) looks for reasons (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) asks “How do you know?”
13. 13.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) never asks why
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) asks good questions (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking
17. 17.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) walks away (c) hears only a friend (d) backs the louder one
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) changes mind with proof (c) trusts any website (d) decides in a hurry
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) spots missing facts (b) ignores the facts (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) changes mind with proof (c) spots missing facts (d) shares without checking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) ignores the facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) thinks before deciding
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) copies what all do
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) gets angry (c) hides the fact (d) changes their mind
30. 30.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) never asks why (d) checks the facts first
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) checks the facts first (c) asks good questions (d) changes mind with proof
34. 34.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) looks for reasons (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
36. 36.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) believes every rumour (c) changes mind with proof (d) checks the facts first
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) looks for reasons (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
40. 40.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking

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