Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 685 · 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.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) hides the fact (c) gets angry (d) argues anyway
2. 2.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) asks good questions (d) hears only one side
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) compares the options (c) shares without checking (d) trusts any website
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) spots missing facts (c) trusts any website (d) decides in a hurry
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) decides in a hurry (c) trusts any website (d) never asks why
13. 13.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) asks “How do you know?”
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) changes mind with proof
17. 17.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
19. 19.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) tell everyone (c) check with the school (d) plan a holiday
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) never asks why (c) listens to both sides (d) asks good questions
22. 22.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) looks for reasons (d) ignores the facts
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) never asks why (c) asks good questions (d) believes every rumour
32. 32.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) spots missing facts (c) asks good questions (d) looks for reasons
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) compares the options (c) decides in a hurry (d) thinks before deciding
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) stops and thinks (c) copies a friend (d) picks the first idea
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) copies what all do (d) spots missing facts
39. 39.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False

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