Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 442 · 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) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
2. 2.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) ignores the facts (c) listens to both sides (d) asks good questions
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks good questions (c) changes mind with proof (d) compares the options
6. 6.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) hears only one side (c) spots missing facts (d) changes mind with proof
8. 8.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) believe it at once (c) tell everyone (d) plan a holiday
9. 9.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) ignores the facts (d) thinks before deciding
11. 11.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) picks the first idea (c) stops and thinks (d) flips a coin
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) changes mind with proof (c) spots missing facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
16. 16.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) spots missing facts (c) compares the options (d) changes mind with proof
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) spots missing facts (c) asks good questions (d) copies what all do
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to win every fight (c) to look clever (d) to make better choices
28. 28.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
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) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks good questions (c) looks for reasons (d) checks the facts first
40. 40.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True

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