Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 655 · 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.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
5. 5.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) argues anyway (c) changes their mind (d) hides the fact
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
11. 11.📣 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) plan a holiday (d) check with the school
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) never asks why
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) copies what all do (c) looks for reasons (d) compares the options
14. 14.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Is it blue?”
15. 15.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) changes mind with proof (c) shares without checking (d) copies what all do
24. 24.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) backs the louder one (b) walks away (c) hears only a friend (d) hears both sides
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) thinks before deciding (d) changes mind with proof
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) copies what all do (c) trusts any website (d) never asks why
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
31. 31.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) criticising people
32. 32.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) checks the facts first (d) asks good questions
35. 35.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) asks “How do you know?”
37. 37.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) ignores the facts (d) compares the options
40. 40.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True

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