Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 983 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
4. 4.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “What makes it best?”
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks good questions (c) compares the options (d) believes every rumour
6. 6.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
9. 9.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) asks good questions (c) shares without checking (d) ignores the facts
12. 12.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) picks the first idea (d) flips a coin
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks good questions
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) never asks why (c) checks the facts first (d) spots missing facts
21. 21.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
25. 25.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) thinks before deciding
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) thinks before deciding
30. 30.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) changes mind with proof
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) shares without checking (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
36. 36.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) criticising people
37. 37.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) plan a holiday (c) tell everyone (d) check with the school
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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