Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 221 · 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) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) looks for reasons (d) believes every rumour
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) thinks before deciding
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) believe it at once (c) plan a holiday (d) tell everyone
5. 5.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) looks for reasons (c) hears only one side (d) spots missing facts
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) stops and thinks (c) picks the first idea (d) copies a friend
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) listens to both sides (c) never asks why (d) hears only one side
20. 20.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) backs the louder one (c) hears both sides (d) walks away
22. 22.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) compares the options (d) never asks why
24. 24.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) spots missing facts
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) argues anyway (c) gets angry (d) hides the fact
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
31. 31.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) believing all you hear
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) checks the facts first (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
33. 33.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) changes mind with proof (c) compares the options (d) trusts any website
35. 35.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) believes every rumour (c) looks for reasons (d) asks good questions
39. 39.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “Where do I pay?”

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