Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 565 · 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: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) listens to both sides (d) shares without checking
3. 3.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) ignores the facts (c) looks for reasons (d) checks the facts first
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) stops and thinks (c) copies a friend (d) picks the first idea
7. 7.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) walks away (c) backs the louder one (d) hears only a friend
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
10. 10.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.📣 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) believe it at once (d) tell everyone
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) spots missing facts (d) hears only one side
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) believes every rumour (c) asks good questions (d) changes mind with proof
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) believes every rumour (d) spots missing facts
30. 30.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) changes mind with proof (c) checks the facts first (d) looks for reasons
34. 34.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) believes every rumour (d) looks for reasons
36. 36.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks good questions (c) thinks before deciding (d) never asks why
39. 39.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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