Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 190 · 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) believes every rumour (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) never asks why
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) believing all you hear (d) clear, fair thinking
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) looks for reasons (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
8. 8.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) listens to both sides (d) copies what all do
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) trusts any website (d) changes mind with proof
12. 12.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) trusts any website (d) spots missing facts
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks good questions (c) listens to both sides (d) spots missing facts
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) walks away (c) backs the louder one (d) hears both sides
18. 18.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
27. 27.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
29. 29.🛒 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?”
30. 30.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) compares the options
32. 32.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) spots missing facts (c) looks for reasons (d) compares the options
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) ignores the facts
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) listens to both sides (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website

Free critical thinking lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/critical-thinking-for-kids