Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 257 · 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) hears only a friend (c) backs the louder one (d) walks away
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
5. 5.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) criticising people (c) thinking very fast (d) clear, fair thinking
6. 6.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) believes every rumour (c) spots missing facts (d) looks for reasons
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) compares the options (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
13. 13.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) plan a holiday (c) check with the school (d) tell everyone
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) looks for reasons (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) listens to both sides (c) changes mind with proof (d) checks the facts first
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) spots missing facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) looks for reasons
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) checks the facts first (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) shares without checking (c) asks good questions (d) looks for reasons
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
25. 25.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) spots missing facts (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
27. 27.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) picks the first idea (c) stops and thinks (d) flips a coin
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) changes their mind (c) gets angry (d) hides the fact
30. 30.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) asks good questions (c) shares without checking (d) ignores the facts
36. 36.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) changes mind with proof (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) asks good questions (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
39. 39.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking

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