Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 149 · 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: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) asks good questions (d) never asks why
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) compares the options (c) shares without checking (d) ignores the facts
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) copies what all do (d) compares the options
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) copies what all do (d) spots missing facts
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) spots missing facts
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) changes mind with proof (c) trusts any website (d) checks the facts first
12. 12.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
13. 13.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) never asks why
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) ignores the facts (c) looks for reasons (d) listens to both sides
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) listens to both sides (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
21. 21.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) never asks why (d) copies what all do
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) looks for reasons (c) trusts any website (d) believes every rumour
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) shares without checking (d) asks “How do you know?”
31. 31.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) copies a friend (c) flips a coin (d) picks the first idea
33. 33.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) thinking very fast
35. 35.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📣 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) check with the school (d) tell everyone
37. 37.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) changes their mind (c) argues anyway (d) hides the fact
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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