Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 93 · 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) looks for reasons (c) hears only one side (d) ignores the facts
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) changes mind with proof
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) backs the louder one (c) hears only a friend (d) walks away
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) asks good questions (d) looks for reasons
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) checks the facts first
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) changes mind with proof (d) hears only one side
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “What makes it best?”
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.📣 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
28. 28.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) hears only one side (c) listens to both sides (d) asks “How do you know?”
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) copies what all do (c) shares without checking (d) compares the options
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) listens to both sides
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why
35. 35.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) listens to both sides (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) never asks why (d) asks good questions
38. 38.🔁 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
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
40. 40.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) copies a friend (c) picks the first idea (d) flips a coin

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