Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 472 · 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.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) changes mind with proof (d) believes every rumour
3. 3.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks good questions (d) never asks why
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
6. 6.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
8. 8.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) argues anyway (c) changes their mind (d) gets angry
9. 9.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) copies what all do (d) listens to both sides
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) shares without checking (c) looks for reasons (d) spots missing facts
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) copies what all do
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) looks for reasons
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) shares without checking (d) changes mind with proof
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) changes mind with proof (c) spots missing facts (d) copies what all do
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) thinks before deciding (d) decides in a hurry
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) believe it at once (c) tell everyone (d) check with the school
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to stop asking (c) to win every fight (d) to look clever
30. 30.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) believes every rumour
37. 37.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) hears both sides (d) walks away
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) ignores the facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) spots missing facts
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) compares the options
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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