Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 470 · 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? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) looks for reasons (c) copies what all do (d) shares without checking
5. 5.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears only a friend (c) hears both sides (d) backs the louder one
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) changes mind with proof (c) compares the options (d) thinks before deciding
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) picks the first idea (c) stops and thinks (d) flips a coin
10. 10.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) looks for reasons (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
12. 12.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) plan a holiday (c) tell everyone (d) believe it at once
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “What makes it best?”
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) spots missing facts
16. 16.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Who cares?”
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) compares the options
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) looks for reasons (c) compares the options (d) trusts any website
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) asks good questions
22. 22.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) compares the options (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
26. 26.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) thinks before deciding (c) copies what all do (d) trusts any website
33. 33.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
35. 35.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True

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