Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 545 · 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.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
3. 3.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) shares without checking (c) looks for reasons (d) decides in a hurry
6. 6.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) gets angry (c) changes their mind (d) hides the fact
8. 8.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears both sides (c) walks away (d) hears only a friend
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) compares the options (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
15. 15.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) decides in a hurry (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) listens to both sides
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) copies what all do (c) hears only one side (d) decides in a hurry
21. 21.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) copies what all do (c) thinks before deciding (d) checks the facts first
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) never asks why (d) spots missing facts
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
31. 31.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) spots missing facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) hears only one side
33. 33.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) thinks before deciding (d) ignores the facts
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) decides in a hurry
36. 36.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) shares without checking (c) listens to both sides (d) asks “How do you know?”
38. 38.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) copies a friend (c) flips a coin (d) picks the first idea
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker

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