Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 59 · 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.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) backs the louder one (c) hears both sides (d) walks away
2. 2.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) copies what all do (c) shares without checking (d) decides in a hurry
5. 5.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) argues anyway (c) hides the fact (d) gets angry
6. 6.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to stop asking (c) to look clever (d) to win every fight
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) asks good questions (d) never asks why
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) listens to both sides
17. 17.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) checks the facts first (d) copies what all do
20. 20.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) never asks why (d) listens to both sides
24. 24.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) ignores the facts (d) listens to both sides
25. 25.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) looks for reasons (c) checks the facts first (d) changes mind with proof
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) never asks why (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) spots missing facts
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) compares the options
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) copies what all do (d) looks for reasons
38. 38.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False

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