Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 182 · 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 not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) ignores the facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) looks for reasons
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) believes every rumour (c) copies what all do (d) hears only one side
4. 4.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “What makes it best?”
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) flips a coin (d) stops and thinks
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) ignores the facts (c) looks for reasons (d) asks good questions
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) spots missing facts
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) copies what all do
28. 28.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
30. 30.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
31. 31.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) copies what all do (d) ignores the facts
34. 34.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to make better choices (c) to stop asking (d) to look clever
35. 35.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) changes their mind (c) hides the fact (d) argues anyway
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) looks for reasons (d) hears only one side
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) spots missing facts (c) looks for reasons (d) compares the options
39. 39.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True

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