Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 10 · 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 of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) copies what all do (c) thinks before deciding (d) asks “How do you know?”
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) looks for reasons
3. 3.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
4. 4.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) walks away (c) hears only a friend (d) backs the louder one
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) thinks before deciding (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) never asks why
7. 7.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) spots missing facts
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) changes mind with proof (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
12. 12.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to look clever
13. 13.🛒 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?”
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
15. 15.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
20. 20.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) flips a coin
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
31. 31.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks good questions (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
37. 37.🔁 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
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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