WAE TCSNQT Mock Quiz-22-Oct

No one in Collin’s circle of friends likes rap music. They all say that it sounds like noise; it has no melody and it takes no talent to produce, they claim. Personally, Collin tends to like rap, and he thinks that a lot of skill and knowledge would have to go into producing something that complex. But if everyone else hates it, he reasons that he is probably wrong, so he eventually convinces himself to hate rap too.

• Conformity

• Relativism

• Wishful thinking

• Confirmation Bias

Jeannette has an upcoming exam in anatomy and physiology. It will cover the four chapters read and discussed over the last month. Jeannette hasn’t studied. Though there are well over 200 terms she will be expected to remember, Jeannette knows that her memory is great. She will remember the terms just from having heard them mentioned in class. After all, because of her excellent memory, she got through high school without studying. Despite her faith in her memory, her lack of studying results in an F on the exam.

• Relativism

• Subjectivism

• Wishful Thinking

• Conformation bias

Barriers to critical thinking include _________, ethnocentrism, conformism, ___________, relativism vs objectivism and intimidation by authority.

• A. Egocentrism, unexamined assumptions

• B. Objectivism, positive thinking

• C. Egocentrism, objectivism

• D. Positive thinking, unexamined assumptions

Mrs. Trangmar is tall.

Mrs. Trangmar is a teacher.

Therefore, all teachers are tall.

What could possibly be wrong?

• Mrs. Trangmar is not tall.

• Not all teachers are tall.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is the correct outcome based on the statement?
A dog with proper training will not misbehave.

• If a dog has proper training, then it will not misbehave.
• If a dog does not behave, then it had proper training.

What can be concluded from the following statements?
If Tom goes fishing then he brings a pole.
If Tom brings his pole then he catches a fish.

• If Tom goes fishing then he catches a fish.
• If Tom brings his pole then he goes fishing
•  If Tom catches a fish then he brought his pole.
• If Tom brings his pole then he catches a fish.

There is a escalator and 2 persons move down it. A takes 50 steps and B takes 75 steps while the escalator is moving down. Given that the time taken by A to take 1 step is equal to time taken by B to take 3 steps. Find the no. of steps in the escalator while it is stationary.

• 100

• 120

• 150

• 140

Two boats start from opposite banks of river Perpendicular to the shore. One is faster then the other. They meet at 720 yards from one of the ends. After reaching opposite ends they rest for 10 mins each. After that they start back. This time on the return journey they meet at 400 yards from the other end of the river. Calculate the width of the river.

• 1760 yard

• 2760 yard

• 2360 yard

• 4760 yard

The Shop and Save Grocery is south of Greenwood Pharmacy.

Rebecca's house is northeast of Greenwood Pharmacy.

Rebecca's house is west of the Shop and Save Grocery.

If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

• True

• False

• Uncertain

The temperature on Monday was lower than on Tuesday.

The temperature on Wednesday was lower than on Tuesday.

The temperature on Monday was higher than on Wednesday

If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

• True

• False

• Uncertain