Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 736 · 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) trusts any website (b) changes mind with proof (c) checks the facts first (d) listens to both sides
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
3. 3.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) copies what all do (c) listens to both sides (d) spots missing facts
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) looks for reasons (d) believes every rumour
6. 6.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) ignores the facts (c) asks good questions (d) changes mind with proof
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) thinks before deciding (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
12. 12.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) changes mind with proof (c) hears only one side (d) thinks before deciding
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) ignores the facts
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) compares the options (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) spots missing facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks “How do you know?”
27. 27.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Is it blue?”
28. 28.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) shares without checking (c) listens to both sides (d) changes mind with proof
33. 33.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks good questions (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
37. 37.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) looks for reasons (d) decides in a hurry
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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