Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 699 · 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 checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) spots missing facts (c) never asks why (d) changes mind with proof
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) changes mind with proof (c) believes every rumour (d) looks for reasons
8. 8.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
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.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) trusts any website (d) copies what all do
16. 16.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears only a friend (c) hears both sides (d) backs the louder one
17. 17.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) compares the options (c) shares without checking (d) asks “How do you know?”
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
23. 23.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) plan a holiday (b) believe it at once (c) check with the school (d) tell everyone
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless 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.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) shares without checking (d) changes mind with proof
30. 30.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
31. 31.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) decides in a hurry (c) copies what all do (d) listens to both sides
33. 33.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) compares the options
37. 37.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) compares the options
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) listens to both sides (c) compares the options (d) asks “How do you know?”

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