Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 146 · 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.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to win every fight (c) to look clever (d) to make better choices
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) trusts any website (c) thinks before deciding (d) changes mind with proof
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking
6. 6.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) copies what all do (c) hears only one side (d) never asks why
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
10. 10.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) ignores the facts (d) thinks before deciding
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) looks for reasons
17. 17.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “What makes it best?”
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) spots missing facts
22. 22.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) thinks before deciding (d) believes every rumour
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks good questions (d) copies what all do
28. 28.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) hears both sides (c) walks away (d) backs the louder one
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) listens to both sides (d) trusts any website
33. 33.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
35. 35.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
37. 37.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📣 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
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) decides in a hurry (c) spots missing facts (d) changes mind with proof

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