Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 823 · 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: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) trusts any website (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) listens to both sides
5. 5.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Who cares?”
8. 8.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
10. 10.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) checks the facts first (c) ignores the facts (d) never asks why
12. 12.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.🔁 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
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) looks for reasons (d) decides in a hurry
21. 21.📣 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) plan a holiday (d) tell everyone
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.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) asks good questions (d) decides in a hurry
27. 27.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) shares without checking
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) changes mind with proof
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) spots missing facts (c) ignores the facts (d) thinks before deciding
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) never asks why (d) asks “How do you know?”
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) decides in a hurry (c) trusts any website (d) checks the facts first
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) looks for reasons (c) spots missing facts (d) never asks why
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) decides in a hurry
38. 38.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides

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