Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 449 · 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) changes mind with proof
3. 3.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) argues anyway (c) gets angry (d) changes their mind
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) believes every rumour
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) spots missing facts (c) never asks why (d) changes mind with proof
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) spots missing facts (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
7. 7.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) listens to both sides (c) shares without checking (d) copies what all do
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) checks the facts first (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof
10. 10.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) looks for reasons (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) changes mind with proof (d) ignores the facts
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) trusts any website (d) asks good questions
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) copies what all do (d) spots missing facts
16. 16.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) spots missing facts (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) compares the options (c) spots missing facts (d) never asks why
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks good questions (c) listens to both sides (d) asks “How do you know?”
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) decides in a hurry (c) compares the options (d) spots missing facts
26. 26.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) spots missing facts (c) compares the options (d) hears only one side
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) compares the options (c) never asks why (d) decides in a hurry
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) thinks before deciding (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) looks for reasons (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) listens to both sides
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) spots missing facts (d) asks good questions
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) trusts any website (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
38. 38.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
39. 39.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True

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