Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 18 · 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 of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) trusts any website
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) spots missing facts (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) shares without checking
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
7. 7.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) stops and thinks (c) copies a friend (d) flips a coin
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) listens to both sides
10. 10.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
13. 13.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) spots missing facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) ignores the facts
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) compares the options (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
21. 21.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
26. 26.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) tell everyone (c) believe it at once (d) check with the school
27. 27.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) changes their mind (c) argues anyway (d) gets angry
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
30. 30.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) trusts any website (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) spots missing facts (d) compares the options
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) asks good questions (c) thinks before deciding (d) listens to both sides
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) asks good questions (d) believes every rumour
36. 36.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) thinks before deciding (d) never asks why

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