Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 20 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) checks the facts first (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
4. 4.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) shares without checking
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) ignores the facts
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) thinks before deciding (c) changes mind with proof (d) trusts any website
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) compares the options (c) decides in a hurry (d) changes mind with proof
14. 14.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) checks the facts first (d) listens to both sides
16. 16.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) believes every rumour
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
21. 21.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
22. 22.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) changes their mind (c) gets angry (d) argues anyway
24. 24.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) tell everyone (c) check with the school (d) plan a holiday
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) spots missing facts (d) copies what all do
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) hears only one side
34. 34.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) spots missing facts (d) hears only one side
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) trusts any website (c) hears only one side (d) believes every rumour
39. 39.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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