Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 509 · 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.📣 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) thinks before deciding (d) copies what all do
3. 3.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to look clever
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) argues anyway (c) gets angry (d) changes their mind
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) copies what all do (d) looks for reasons
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) never asks why (c) trusts any website (d) thinks before deciding
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) believes every rumour (c) asks good questions (d) looks for reasons
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) trusts any website
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
15. 15.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) never asks why
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) spots missing facts
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) changes mind with proof (c) spots missing facts (d) looks for reasons
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) asks good questions (c) checks the facts first (d) thinks before deciding
21. 21.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) compares the options (d) copies what all do
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) flips a coin (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) listens to both sides
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) looks for reasons (d) listens to both sides
30. 30.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears both sides (c) hears only a friend (d) walks away
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) asks “How do you know?”
40. 40.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) believing all you hear (c) clear, fair thinking (d) thinking very fast

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