Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 356 · 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.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to make better choices (c) to look clever (d) to stop asking
2. 2.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) asks good questions (d) shares without checking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) spots missing facts (d) ignores the facts
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “What makes it best?”
9. 9.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) believes every rumour (c) decides in a hurry (d) trusts any website
13. 13.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
15. 15.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) trusts any website (d) asks “How do you know?”
20. 20.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) check with the school (c) tell everyone (d) plan a holiday
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
22. 22.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Why bother?”
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) gets angry (c) hides the fact (d) argues anyway
27. 27.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) flips a coin
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) asks good questions (d) believes every rumour
35. 35.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) changes mind with proof (c) compares the options (d) decides in a hurry
38. 38.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears both sides (c) walks away (d) hears only a friend
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) listens to both sides (c) looks for reasons (d) trusts any website
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) copies what all do (d) asks “How do you know?”

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