Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 468 · 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) checks the facts first (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) never asks why
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) shares without checking (c) changes mind with proof (d) hears only one side
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) hears only one side (d) asks good questions
12. 12.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Is it blue?”
13. 13.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks good questions
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) spots missing facts (c) copies what all do (d) listens to both sides
18. 18.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) listens to both sides (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
21. 21.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) shares without checking (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks good questions
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) compares the options (c) ignores the facts (d) copies what all do
26. 26.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) thinks before deciding (d) decides in a hurry
31. 31.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
35. 35.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
36. 36.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) thinks before deciding
38. 38.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) changes their mind (c) argues anyway (d) gets angry
40. 40.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True

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