Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 105 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) listens to both sides (c) asks good questions (d) ignores the facts
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
6. 6.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) stops and thinks (c) flips a coin (d) copies a friend
7. 7.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
8. 8.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) believing all you hear (d) criticising people
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) never asks why
12. 12.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) believe it at once (c) check with the school (d) plan a holiday
15. 15.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) shares without checking (d) thinks before deciding
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks good questions
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) decides in a hurry (c) spots missing facts (d) changes mind with proof
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) checks the facts first (c) ignores the facts (d) decides in a hurry
23. 23.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) looks for reasons (c) believes every rumour (d) ignores the facts
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) argues anyway (c) hides the fact (d) changes their mind
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) looks for reasons
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) thinks before deciding (d) trusts any website
32. 32.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) looks for reasons (c) shares without checking (d) compares the options
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) spots missing facts (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True

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