Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 222 · 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.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks good questions
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful 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.📣 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) listens to both sides (c) asks good questions (d) compares the options
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) spots missing facts (c) hears only one side (d) copies what all do
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) shares without checking (c) ignores the facts (d) looks for reasons
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) never asks why (c) spots missing facts (d) looks for reasons
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) spots missing facts
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
27. 27.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) criticising people (c) thinking very fast (d) believing all you hear
31. 31.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) argues anyway (c) hides the fact (d) changes their mind
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) thinks before deciding (c) checks the facts first (d) never asks why
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) spots missing facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
38. 38.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) thinks before deciding
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why

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