Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 797 · 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) asks “How do you know?” (b) believes every rumour (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
2. 2.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to stop asking (b) to look clever (c) to make better choices (d) to win every fight
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) listens to both sides (c) decides in a hurry (d) thinks before deciding
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) copies what all do (c) ignores the facts (d) looks for reasons
7. 7.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) trusts any website (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) never asks why (d) compares the options
10. 10.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) believe it at once (c) tell everyone (d) plan a holiday
12. 12.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) changes mind with proof (c) believes every rumour (d) thinks before deciding
14. 14.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
15. 15.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
17. 17.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) checks the facts first (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) ignores the facts (c) never asks why (d) asks good questions
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) compares the options (d) copies what all do
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks good questions (c) changes mind with proof (d) copies what all do
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
29. 29.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) believing all you hear
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) spots missing facts
31. 31.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Is it blue?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
37. 37.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) asks good questions (d) ignores the facts
39. 39.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) ignores the facts (c) spots missing facts (d) trusts any website

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