Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 814 · 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 not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) believes every rumour
2. 2.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) thinking very fast (d) believing all you hear
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
6. 6.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to make better choices (c) to win every fight (d) to stop asking
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks good questions (b) never asks why (c) shares without checking (d) copies what all do
8. 8.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Who cares?”
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) asks good questions (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
13. 13.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) decides in a hurry (d) thinks before deciding
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) copies what all do (c) believes every rumour (d) thinks before deciding
15. 15.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) decides in a hurry (d) hears only one side
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) shares without checking (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
19. 19.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) flips a coin (c) picks the first idea (d) copies a friend
20. 20.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) compares the options (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
24. 24.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) hides the fact (b) gets angry (c) argues anyway (d) changes their mind
25. 25.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof
27. 27.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) ignores the facts (c) copies what all do (d) checks the facts first
29. 29.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) shares without checking (d) spots missing facts
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) looks for reasons (c) compares the options (d) changes mind with proof
32. 32.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) listens to both sides (c) copies what all do (d) thinks before deciding
35. 35.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) tell everyone (c) plan a holiday (d) check with the school
37. 37.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “What makes it best?”
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) never asks why (c) compares the options (d) thinks before deciding
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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