Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 61 · 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) decides in a hurry (d) asks good questions
3. 3.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) shares without checking (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) trusts any website
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) ignores the facts (c) spots missing facts (d) compares the options
16. 16.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) tell everyone (c) check with the school (d) believe it at once
17. 17.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
18. 18.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to make better choices (c) to win every fight (d) to look clever
19. 19.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) looks for reasons (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) looks for reasons (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
22. 22.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) changes their mind (c) gets angry (d) hides the fact
27. 27.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) flips a coin (c) copies a friend (d) picks the first idea
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) asks good questions (d) hears only one side
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks good questions (c) copies what all do (d) spots missing facts
30. 30.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears only a friend (c) backs the louder one (d) hears both sides
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) believes every rumour (d) asks good questions
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) trusts any website (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) spots missing facts
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) looks for reasons (d) shares without checking
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
39. 39.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True

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