Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 531 · 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 of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) hides the fact (c) changes their mind (d) argues anyway
6. 6.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) compares the options
12. 12.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to look clever (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) looks for reasons (c) ignores the facts (d) copies what all do
16. 16.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) never asks why (c) changes mind with proof (d) listens to both sides
25. 25.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) changes mind with proof (c) ignores the facts (d) trusts any website
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) asks good questions
30. 30.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) hears both sides (c) walks away (d) backs the louder one
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) hears only one side (d) compares the options
32. 32.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) thinking very fast
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) looks for reasons (d) copies what all do
37. 37.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
40. 40.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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