Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 650 · 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.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) believe it at once (c) check with the school (d) plan a holiday
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) asks good questions (c) thinks before deciding (d) changes mind with proof
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) shares without checking (c) believes every rumour (d) hears only one side
7. 7.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
10. 10.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
14. 14.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) gets angry (c) hides the fact (d) changes their mind
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) hears only one side
16. 16.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) decides in a hurry (d) checks the facts first
18. 18.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to win every fight (c) to make better choices (d) to look clever
19. 19.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) believes every rumour (c) spots missing facts (d) checks the facts first
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) ignores the facts (c) listens to both sides (d) asks good questions
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) listens to both sides (c) looks for reasons (d) asks good questions
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) trusts any website (d) asks good questions
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
32. 32.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) trusts any website (c) spots missing facts (d) ignores the facts
35. 35.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) spots missing facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) checks the facts first
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) copies what all do
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) shares without checking (c) listens to both sides (d) copies what all do
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks good questions (c) hears only one side (d) compares the options
40. 40.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False

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