Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 824 · 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.📣 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) tell everyone (d) check with the school
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) listens to both sides (d) compares the options
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
6. 6.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) compares the options (c) never asks why (d) checks the facts first
7. 7.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) walks away (c) backs the louder one (d) hears both sides
10. 10.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) clear, fair thinking (b) criticising people (c) believing all you hear (d) thinking very fast
11. 11.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) listens to both sides (c) trusts any website (d) believes every rumour
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) shares without checking (c) spots missing facts (d) checks the facts first
14. 14.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) copies what all do (d) thinks before deciding
18. 18.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
21. 21.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) asks good questions
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) looks for reasons
25. 25.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) ignores the facts (c) listens to both sides (d) spots missing facts
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) ignores the facts (c) shares without checking (d) changes mind with proof
36. 36.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) decides in a hurry (b) changes mind with proof (c) spots missing facts (d) checks the facts first
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) trusts any website (d) checks the facts first
38. 38.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) copies what all do
40. 40.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True

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