Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 905 · 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) listens to both sides (b) hears only one side (c) compares the options (d) asks good questions
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) compares the options (c) copies what all do (d) looks for reasons
3. 3.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) looks for reasons (c) ignores the facts (d) believes every rumour
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) spots missing facts (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
7. 7.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to win every fight (c) to make better choices (d) to look clever
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) compares the options (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) flips a coin (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend
17. 17.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
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: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) trusts any website (c) spots missing facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
24. 24.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) hides the fact (c) argues anyway (d) gets angry
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) shares without checking
31. 31.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) check with the school (c) believe it at once (d) tell everyone
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) spots missing facts (d) shares without checking
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) compares the options (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) never asks why (d) compares the options
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) trusts any website (d) compares the options
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) compares the options
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) changes mind with proof (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do

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