Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 506 · 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 trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) hears both sides (c) walks away (d) backs the louder one
6. 6.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) spots missing facts (d) copies what all do
8. 8.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) shares without checking (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
11. 11.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) listens to both sides
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
14. 14.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) asks “How do you know?”
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) trusts any website (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
20. 20.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) hears only one side (d) asks good questions
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
23. 23.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) check with the school (c) plan a holiday (d) tell everyone
25. 25.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) spots missing facts
29. 29.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
30. 30.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 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
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) never asks why (d) asks “How do you know?”
36. 36.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False

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