Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 47 · 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 of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) ignores the facts (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
2. 2.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.📣 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
6. 6.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) believes every rumour (d) listens to both sides
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.🔁 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
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) copies what all do (c) compares the options (d) looks for reasons
20. 20.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) criticising people (c) thinking very fast (d) clear, fair thinking
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) ignores the facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
26. 26.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) stops and thinks (c) picks the first idea (d) copies a friend
30. 30.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to make better choices (c) to look clever (d) to stop asking
34. 34.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) believes every rumour (c) never asks why (d) copies what all do
37. 37.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True

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