Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 680 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
4. 4.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) spots missing facts (c) ignores the facts (d) looks for reasons
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) ignores the facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) thinks before deciding
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) looks for reasons (c) compares the options (d) checks the facts first
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks good questions (d) copies what all do
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
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) spots missing facts
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) spots missing facts (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
13. 13.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
15. 15.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) shares without checking
17. 17.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
19. 19.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) believes every rumour (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) looks for reasons (c) believes every rumour (d) compares the options
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) listens to both sides (c) ignores the facts (d) hears only one side
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) spots missing facts (c) believes every rumour (d) changes mind with proof
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) shares without checking
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) asks good questions (c) compares the options (d) spots missing facts
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) hears only one side
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) never asks why (d) compares the options
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) checks the facts first
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.🛒 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?”

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