Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 864 · 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 question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Why bother?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
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.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) checks the facts first (c) listens to both sides (d) thinks before deciding
6. 6.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) shares without checking (b) never asks why (c) listens to both sides (d) ignores the facts
17. 17.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) spots missing facts (c) never asks why (d) changes mind with proof
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
20. 20.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
23. 23.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) copies a friend (c) picks the first idea (d) flips a coin
27. 27.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears both sides (c) backs the louder one (d) hears only a friend
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) trusts any website (c) changes mind with proof (d) hears only one side
30. 30.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) never asks why (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) asks good questions
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) shares without checking (c) asks good questions (d) copies what all do
33. 33.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) looks for reasons (c) trusts any website (d) believes every rumour
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) changes mind with proof
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) shares without checking (c) trusts any website (d) hears only one side
40. 40.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) copies what all do (c) asks good questions (d) never asks why

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