Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 810 · 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 of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks good questions (c) copies what all do (d) spots missing facts
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) hides the fact (c) gets angry (d) changes their mind
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) copies what all do (c) trusts any website (d) thinks before deciding
8. 8.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) thinks before deciding (c) looks for reasons (d) listens to both sides
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) criticising people
13. 13.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) shares without checking (d) asks good questions
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) hears only one side
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) compares the options
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) spots missing facts
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) changes mind with proof (d) shares without checking
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) checks the facts first (c) compares the options (d) listens to both sides
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) trusts any website (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) checks the facts first (c) spots missing facts (d) looks for reasons
28. 28.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
35. 35.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) changes mind with proof (c) spots missing facts (d) never asks why
37. 37.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks good questions (c) compares the options (d) checks the facts first
39. 39.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) flips a coin (d) picks the first idea
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons

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