Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 897 · 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) hears only one side (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
2. 2.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) hears only one side (c) looks for reasons (d) decides in a hurry
6. 6.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) changes mind with proof
8. 8.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
9. 9.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) spots missing facts (c) never asks why (d) compares the options
11. 11.📣 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) tell everyone (d) plan a holiday
12. 12.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) shares without checking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) checks the facts first (c) spots missing facts (d) hears only one side
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) looks for reasons (c) compares the options (d) asks “How do you know?”
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks good questions (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) trusts any website (c) compares the options (d) spots missing facts
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) spots missing facts (d) never asks why
31. 31.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks good questions
33. 33.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) picks the first idea (d) flips a coin
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
37. 37.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) ignores the facts (d) listens to both sides
40. 40.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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