Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 878 · 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: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) decides in a hurry (c) looks for reasons (d) copies what all do
4. 4.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
5. 5.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
6. 6.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) trusts any website (d) changes mind with proof
12. 12.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
15. 15.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) looks for reasons (c) copies what all do (d) ignores the facts
17. 17.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) copies a friend (c) stops and thinks (d) flips a coin
21. 21.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) believes every rumour (c) hears only one side (d) spots missing facts
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) decides in a hurry (c) ignores the facts (d) thinks before deciding
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) compares the options (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
30. 30.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to stop asking (c) to win every fight (d) to make better choices
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) believes every rumour (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks good questions (d) spots missing facts
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
34. 34.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) changes mind with proof (c) hears only one side (d) listens to both sides
36. 36.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) looks for reasons (c) asks good questions (d) compares the options
38. 38.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) decides in a hurry (d) compares the options
39. 39.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False

Free critical thinking lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/critical-thinking-for-kids