Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 962 · 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 of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) thinks before deciding (c) decides in a hurry (d) shares without checking
2. 2.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
6. 6.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) asks good questions (d) hears only one side
7. 7.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.True or false: “compares the options” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
12. 12.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
14. 14.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) listens to both sides (d) hears only one side
15. 15.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) hears only a friend (c) backs the louder one (d) walks away
16. 16.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) copies what all do (b) ignores the facts (c) looks for reasons (d) decides in a hurry
17. 17.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) plan a holiday (c) believe it at once (d) check with the school
18. 18.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
20. 20.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “What makes it best?” (b) “Can I buy two?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “Is it blue?”
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignores the facts (b) hears only one side (c) listens to both sides (d) believes every rumour
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
25. 25.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) listens to both sides (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
26. 26.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Is it lunch yet?” (b) “How do you know?” (c) “Who cares?” (d) “Why bother?”
27. 27.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) thinks before deciding (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) never asks why
31. 31.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) changes their mind (c) hides the fact (d) argues anyway
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) copies what all do (c) never asks why (d) trusts any website
35. 35.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) stops and thinks (c) copies a friend (d) flips a coin
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
38. 38.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) thinks before deciding (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
39. 39.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True

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