Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 951 · 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: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
4. 4.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) hears only one side (c) shares without checking (d) believes every rumour
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) hears only one side (c) thinks before deciding (d) listens to both sides
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
8. 8.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks good questions (b) decides in a hurry (c) checks the facts first (d) listens to both sides
12. 12.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
13. 13.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) hears only one side (c) listens to both sides (d) changes mind with proof
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) looks for reasons (c) thinks before deciding (d) spots missing facts
15. 15.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
19. 19.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) believing all you hear (c) clear, fair thinking (d) criticising people
20. 20.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) thinks before deciding
21. 21.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) shares without checking (c) looks for reasons (d) copies what all do
24. 24.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) listens to both sides (c) asks good questions (d) believes every rumour
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
30. 30.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) believe it at once (c) plan a holiday (d) check with the school
31. 31.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) never asks why (d) compares the options
33. 33.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Why bother?”
34. 34.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
38. 38.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) changes mind with proof (d) ignores the facts
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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