Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 805 · 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 ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) spots missing facts (c) listens to both sides (d) ignores the facts
3. 3.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) changes their mind (c) gets angry (d) argues anyway
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) compares the options (d) believes every rumour
5. 5.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) ignores the facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) looks for reasons (c) changes mind with proof (d) shares without checking
8. 8.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) believe it at once (c) plan a holiday (d) tell everyone
9. 9.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) looks for reasons (c) never asks why (d) asks “How do you know?”
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks good questions (c) changes mind with proof (d) listens to both sides
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) copies what all do (c) looks for reasons (d) changes mind with proof
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) looks for reasons (c) listens to both sides (d) changes mind with proof
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) believing all you hear
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) trusts any website (d) asks good questions
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) listens to both sides (d) hears only one side
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) looks for reasons (c) compares the options (d) asks “How do you know?”
28. 28.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 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
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) ignores the facts (c) listens to both sides (d) compares the options
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks good questions (c) ignores the facts (d) hears only one side
34. 34.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) copies what all do (d) compares the options
36. 36.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to win every fight (c) to look clever (d) to make better choices
38. 38.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) trusts any website

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