Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 15 · 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 question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) spots missing facts
3. 3.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) hears only one side (d) thinks before deciding
8. 8.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Is it blue?”
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) shares without checking (c) spots missing facts (d) hears only one side
10. 10.📣 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) plan a holiday (d) check with the school
11. 11.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) thinking very fast
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) changes mind with proof (c) hears only one side (d) copies what all do
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) changes mind with proof (d) hears only one side
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) believes every rumour (c) compares the options (d) listens to both sides
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears both sides (d) hears only a friend
26. 26.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) hides the fact
29. 29.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) spots missing facts (d) shares without checking
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
36. 36.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons
38. 38.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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