Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 497 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) criticising people (c) thinking very fast (d) clear, fair thinking
3. 3.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
6. 6.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.📣 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
11. 11.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
13. 13.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) thinks before deciding (c) ignores the facts (d) never asks why
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) believes every rumour (c) never asks why (d) ignores the facts
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) spots missing facts (c) ignores the facts (d) never asks why
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) looks for reasons (c) hears only one side (d) checks the facts first
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) looks for reasons (c) shares without checking (d) believes every rumour
23. 23.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
25. 25.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) hears only a friend (c) walks away (d) backs the louder one
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) believes every rumour (c) asks good questions (d) shares without checking
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) compares the options (b) shares without checking (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
33. 33.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) hears only one side (d) changes mind with proof
36. 36.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) compares the options (c) thinks before deciding (d) believes every rumour
39. 39.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) changes their mind (d) argues anyway
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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