Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 627 · 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? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
2. 2.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) believes every rumour (d) looks for reasons
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) compares the options
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) asks good questions (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
9. 9.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
12. 12.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
14. 14.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “How do you know?”
15. 15.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) asks good questions (c) checks the facts first (d) spots missing facts
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) copies what all do
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
22. 22.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) hides the fact
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) asks good questions (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) looks for reasons (d) never asks why
25. 25.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) hears only a friend (c) hears both sides (d) walks away
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) shares without checking (d) compares the options
27. 27.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) plan a holiday (c) believe it at once (d) check with the school
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) thinks before deciding
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) ignores the facts (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons
39. 39.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking

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