Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 600 · 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) shares without checking (b) spots missing facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) listens to both sides
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) changes mind with proof (c) ignores the facts (d) thinks before deciding
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) compares the options (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
6. 6.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Why bother?”
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) decides in a hurry
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) changes mind with proof (c) spots missing facts (d) copies what all do
10. 10.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) listens to both sides (c) shares without checking (d) copies what all do
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
20. 20.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) listens to both sides
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) spots missing facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
31. 31.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔁 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
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) compares the options
34. 34.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to win every fight (c) to make better choices (d) to look clever
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) thinks before deciding (d) checks the facts first
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) decides in a hurry (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
37. 37.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
38. 38.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) checks the facts first (c) compares the options (d) listens to both sides
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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