Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 571 · 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: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
4. 4.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) looks for reasons (c) copies what all do (d) changes mind with proof
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) compares the options (c) ignores the facts (d) shares without checking
7. 7.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) looks for reasons (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
8. 8.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) argues anyway (c) changes their mind (d) gets angry
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) listens to both sides
12. 12.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
14. 14.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
18. 18.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) hears only one side (c) asks good questions (d) ignores the facts
19. 19.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) flips a coin (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) picks the first idea
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) compares the options (c) trusts any website (d) thinks before deciding
22. 22.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “How do you know?”
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) shares without checking (c) spots missing facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
25. 25.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) tell everyone (c) believe it at once (d) plan a holiday
27. 27.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks “How do you know?”
33. 33.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
35. 35.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) thinks before deciding (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🛒 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?”
40. 40.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears both sides (c) backs the louder one (d) hears only a friend

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