Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 443 · 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? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) tell everyone (c) check with the school (d) plan a holiday
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) thinks before deciding
4. 4.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) spots missing facts (d) never asks why
6. 6.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
9. 9.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “What makes it best?”
10. 10.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) never asks why (d) thinks before deciding
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) shares without checking (c) thinks before deciding (d) compares the options
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) argues anyway (c) changes their mind (d) hides the fact
18. 18.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) asks good questions
21. 21.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
23. 23.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) decides in a hurry (d) thinks before deciding
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) looks for reasons
26. 26.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to make better choices (c) to stop asking (d) to look clever
30. 30.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) backs the louder one (c) hears both sides (d) hears only a friend
31. 31.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) checks the facts first
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks good questions (c) trusts any website (d) asks “How do you know?”
35. 35.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks good questions (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof
37. 37.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) changes mind with proof (d) shares without checking

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