Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 527 · 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 not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) hears only one side (c) spots missing facts (d) listens to both sides
2. 2.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Why bother?”
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
6. 6.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) ignores the facts
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) asks good questions
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) looks for reasons
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry
17. 17.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) changes their mind (c) argues anyway (d) gets angry
18. 18.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) looks for reasons (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
20. 20.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) thinks before deciding (d) listens to both sides
22. 22.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) trusts any website (c) shares without checking (d) copies what all do
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) ignores the facts
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) listens to both sides (c) shares without checking (d) trusts any website
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
27. 27.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
31. 31.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) flips a coin (c) picks the first idea (d) copies a friend
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) spots missing facts (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) copies what all do
36. 36.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) copies what all do (d) compares the options
39. 39.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to win every fight (c) to look clever (d) to stop asking
40. 40.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Can I buy two?”

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