Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 958 · 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? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) changes mind with proof (d) hears only one side
5. 5.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “What makes it best?”
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
7. 7.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) asks good questions
9. 9.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) believing all you hear (d) clear, fair thinking
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) hears only one side (c) shares without checking (d) decides in a hurry
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) spots missing facts (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) ignores the facts (c) never asks why (d) shares without checking
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) thinks before deciding
21. 21.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) hears only one side (b) asks good questions (c) changes mind with proof (d) checks the facts first
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
27. 27.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) picks the first idea (d) flips a coin
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) spots missing facts (d) copies what all do
33. 33.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to look clever (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) believes every rumour (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) looks for reasons (c) changes mind with proof (d) believes every rumour
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) spots missing facts (d) ignores the facts
40. 40.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False

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