Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 453 · 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) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
2. 2.🔁 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
3. 3.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears only a friend (c) backs the louder one (d) hears both sides
4. 4.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) hears only one side (c) shares without checking (d) copies what all do
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) changes mind with proof (c) ignores the facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.📣 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
15. 15.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) trusts any website (d) changes mind with proof
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) never asks why (d) spots missing facts
18. 18.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “How do you know?”
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) looks for reasons (c) compares the options (d) checks the facts first
28. 28.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) spots missing facts (d) compares the options
32. 32.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) flips a coin (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) looks for reasons
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons
40. 40.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False

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