Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 317 · 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: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) shares without checking (d) checks the facts first
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) copies what all do (c) listens to both sides (d) thinks before deciding
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) thinks before deciding
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) hears only one side (c) compares the options (d) asks “How do you know?”
11. 11.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “How do you know?”
12. 12.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) believes every rumour (c) asks good questions (d) asks “How do you know?”
14. 14.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to make better choices (c) to stop asking (d) to look clever
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) stops and thinks (c) copies a friend (d) picks the first idea
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks good questions (d) spots missing facts
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) thinks before deciding (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) thinks before deciding (d) trusts any website
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) compares the options (d) spots missing facts
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) copies what all do (d) never asks why
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) spots missing facts
35. 35.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) tell everyone (c) plan a holiday (d) believe it at once
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) shares without checking (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof
38. 38.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) compares the options (d) hears only one side
40. 40.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False

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