Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 642 · 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? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) ignores the facts (c) copies what all do (d) thinks before deciding
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) plan a holiday (c) check with the school (d) tell everyone
9. 9.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
11. 11.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) spots missing facts (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking
16. 16.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) criticising people (c) believing all you hear (d) thinking very fast
17. 17.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) thinks before deciding (c) shares without checking (d) spots missing facts
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) ignores the facts
20. 20.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) looks for reasons (d) ignores the facts
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) thinks before deciding (d) hears only one side
23. 23.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Where do I pay?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Is it blue?”
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) asks good questions
33. 33.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 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
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) asks good questions
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) checks the facts first (c) looks for reasons (d) believes every rumour
40. 40.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True

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