Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 774 · 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) asks good questions (b) looks for reasons (c) copies what all do (d) spots missing facts
2. 2.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) compares the options (c) hears only one side (d) checks the facts first
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) listens to both sides (c) asks good questions (d) spots missing facts
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) trusts any website (d) listens to both sides
8. 8.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) flips a coin (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
9. 9.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) tell everyone (c) plan a holiday (d) believe it at once
10. 10.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to look clever (d) to make better choices
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) never asks why (d) copies what all do
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) listens to both sides (d) thinks before deciding
17. 17.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) checks the facts first (c) thinks before deciding (d) listens to both sides
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) decides in a hurry (d) changes mind with proof
30. 30.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) changes mind with proof
33. 33.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) changes mind with proof
36. 36.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) checks the facts first (d) looks for reasons
40. 40.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “How do you know?”

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