Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 632 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) thinks before deciding (d) hears only one side
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) checks the facts first (c) shares without checking (d) never asks why
5. 5.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
14. 14.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Why bother?”
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) copies what all do (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) decides in a hurry (d) thinks before deciding
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) changes mind with proof (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) thinks before deciding (c) looks for reasons (d) compares the options
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
26. 26.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) never asks why (c) listens to both sides (d) hears only one side
33. 33.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) shares without checking
34. 34.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) backs the louder one (c) hears both sides (d) hears only a friend
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) hears only one side (c) trusts any website (d) shares without checking
37. 37.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
40. 40.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True

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