Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 152 · 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: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) decides in a hurry (c) compares the options (d) asks “How do you know?”
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) check with the school (c) believe it at once (d) plan a holiday
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) spots missing facts (c) looks for reasons (d) checks the facts first
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) spots missing facts (d) shares without checking
12. 12.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Is it blue?”
17. 17.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) thinks before deciding
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) hears both sides (c) backs the louder one (d) walks away
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) copies a friend (c) picks the first idea (d) flips a coin
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
30. 30.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) compares the options (c) ignores the facts (d) trusts any website
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks good questions (c) trusts any website (d) believes every rumour
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
40. 40.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False

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