Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 474 · 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) never asks why (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
2. 2.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “What makes it best?”
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) shares without checking (c) ignores the facts (d) thinks before deciding
4. 4.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks good questions (c) copies what all do (d) spots missing facts
12. 12.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) thinks before deciding (c) spots missing facts (d) asks good questions
13. 13.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) changes their mind (c) hides the fact (d) argues anyway
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) looks for reasons
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) looks for reasons (c) thinks before deciding (d) trusts any website
18. 18.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears both sides (d) hears only a friend
24. 24.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) believes every rumour (c) ignores the facts (d) hears only one side
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) believing all you hear (c) clear, fair thinking (d) thinking very fast
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) hears only one side (d) compares the options
32. 32.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) believe it at once (c) check with the school (d) plan a holiday
36. 36.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
38. 38.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) thinks before deciding (d) never asks why

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