Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 972 · 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.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) spots missing facts (c) checks the facts first (d) never asks why
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) looks for reasons (d) decides in a hurry
6. 6.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) spots missing facts (c) compares the options (d) trusts any website
8. 8.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) gets angry (c) hides the fact (d) changes their mind
12. 12.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) spots missing facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) copies what all do (d) listens to both sides
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) hears only one side (c) copies what all do (d) trusts any website
20. 20.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🛒 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?”
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) trusts any website
26. 26.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears only a friend (c) hears both sides (d) backs the louder one
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) ignores the facts
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) trusts any website
33. 33.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) copies what all do (c) thinks before deciding (d) listens to both sides
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) hears only one side
38. 38.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False

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