Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 917 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) believes every rumour (c) trusts any website (d) ignores the facts
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) asks good questions (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) believes every rumour
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) never asks why (c) trusts any website (d) asks “How do you know?”
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) listens to both sides
6. 6.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
7. 7.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📣 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
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) believes every rumour (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
17. 17.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
18. 18.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) believing all you hear (b) thinking very fast (c) criticising people (d) clear, fair thinking
21. 21.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) never asks why (c) shares without checking (d) believes every rumour
23. 23.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Where do I pay?”
24. 24.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) checks the facts first (b) decides in a hurry (c) shares without checking (d) copies what all do
26. 26.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Why bother?”
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) ignores the facts (b) checks the facts first (c) compares the options (d) spots missing facts
28. 28.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) spots missing facts (c) trusts any website (d) checks the facts first
31. 31.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears only a friend (b) backs the louder one (c) walks away (d) hears both sides
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) decides in a hurry (c) ignores the facts (d) believes every rumour
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) listens to both sides (c) spots missing facts (d) shares without checking
36. 36.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “never asks why” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) believes every rumour (c) listens to both sides (d) shares without checking
40. 40.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking

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