Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 585 · 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.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) picks the first idea (d) stops and thinks
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) changes mind with proof
4. 4.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
9. 9.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) clear, fair thinking (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) compares the options (c) hears only one side (d) asks good questions
12. 12.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
14. 14.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) walks away
17. 17.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) hears only one side (d) checks the facts first
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) trusts any website
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) looks for reasons (d) never asks why
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) checks the facts first (d) copies what all do
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) changes mind with proof (d) listens to both sides
30. 30.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to win every fight (c) to look clever (d) to stop asking
32. 32.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) trusts any website (c) checks the facts first (d) changes mind with proof
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) ignores the facts (c) shares without checking (d) thinks before deciding
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) never asks why

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