Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 873 · 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.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) listens to both sides (c) hears only one side (d) checks the facts first
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) changes their mind (c) hides the fact (d) gets angry
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
7. 7.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
9. 9.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) compares the options (c) listens to both sides (d) trusts any website
15. 15.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) thinking very fast
17. 17.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) thinks before deciding (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
21. 21.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) stops and thinks (b) copies a friend (c) picks the first idea (d) flips a coin
22. 22.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) ignores the facts (c) listens to both sides (d) thinks before deciding
26. 26.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) never asks why
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) spots missing facts (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
28. 28.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) thinks before deciding (c) never asks why (d) looks for reasons
31. 31.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) looks for reasons (d) hears only one side
35. 35.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks good questions (d) believes every rumour
37. 37.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) believes every rumour (d) asks good questions
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) copies what all do (c) compares the options (d) asks good questions
39. 39.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) plan a holiday (c) check with the school (d) believe it at once
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking

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