Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 964 · 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.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) hears only one side (d) decides in a hurry
8. 8.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who trusts any website? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who ignores the facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) looks for reasons (c) decides in a hurry (d) spots missing facts
17. 17.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to win every fight (b) to look clever (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
20. 20.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) clear, fair thinking
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) flips a coin (d) picks the first idea
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) thinks before deciding (c) never asks why (d) compares the options
24. 24.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
25. 25.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
27. 27.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) thinks before deciding (c) checks the facts first (d) never asks why
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
31. 31.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
33. 33.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
40. 40.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”

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