Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 3 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) spots missing facts (c) looks for reasons (d) compares the options
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) asks “How do you know?”
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
4. 4.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Why bother?”
6. 6.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) picks the first idea (c) stops and thinks (d) flips a coin
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) walks away (c) hears both sides (d) backs the louder one
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) asks good questions
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
12. 12.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to stop asking (c) to win every fight (d) to look clever
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks good questions (c) compares the options (d) decides in a hurry
19. 19.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) believing all you hear
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks good questions (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
21. 21.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) looks for reasons (d) trusts any website
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) never asks why (d) changes mind with proof
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) thinks before deciding (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
31. 31.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) looks for reasons (c) believes every rumour (d) asks “How do you know?”
36. 36.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
37. 37.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) check with the school (c) believe it at once (d) tell everyone

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