Cycle 2 Mid-Cycle Assessment 10/11/24

During a class debate, Kirby questions whether a widely accepted fact about the Atlantic Ocean is

true, and he asks for proof that it is true. How does this demonstrate

critical thinking?

• Kirby is ignoring the fact because he doesn’t like it.

• Kirby is trying to find fallacy in the information instead of understanding

  it.

• Kirby is analyzing the information and questioning if the evidence supports the conclusion.

• Kirby is confused and doesn’t know what to believe, so he asks the teacher for help.

Ayden finds himself getting very angry during a classroom debate, which makes it hard for him to listen to his peers. How could Ayden's emotions be influencing his critical thinking, and what should he do to think more clearly?

• Ayden's anger might make him more focused and understand better.

• Ayden's emotions might confuse his judgment, making it difficult to analyze

  opposing viewpoints, so he should take a moment to calm down

  and reflect.

• Ayden's anger will help him think more critically, as emotions always lead

  to smarter decision-making.

• Ayden's emotions won’t influence his thinking because critical thinking is

  based only on logic.

How does convergent thinking help in problem-solving?

• A. It encourages exploring as many ideas as possible.

• B. It involves ignoring irrelevant facts and focusing on creativity.

• C. It focuses on creating new and original solutions.

• D. It helps narrow down options to find the best solution.

(a)   helps narrow down options to find the best solution

• Convergent
• Divergent
• Critical

(a)   encourages exploring as many ideas as possible.

• Convergent
• Divergent
• Emotional

Giavanna accidentally dropped her mom’s favorite vase and caused it to break. Giavanna panicked and became worried about getting in trouble with her mom. Giavanna has an (a)   approach because she uses (b)   to make her decision.

• emotional thinking
• feelings and emotions
• convergent thinking
• logical thinking
• a single plan
• facts and reasoning
• evidence and proof

(a)  

can best be defined as thinking about and managing your own thinking and learning processes.

Jordyn was at a football game, excited to see her school’s team playing. There was a person reading a book, who was upset everytime people yelled “touch down!”

The person reading the book has expectations that are not in the correct–

• objective

• context

• medium

• stadium

Amaya wanted to start a business to help people in her community buy more children's books. Amaya has not had any experience with starting a business, and only knows one location to to buy books. How could Amaya apply critical thinking skills to start her children's bookstore business?

• Amaya could ask the local book store owner questions about his business.

• Amaya could decide to develop a different business plan.

• Amaya could provide community members with a list of movie

  theater options.

• Amaya could assume it will be too hard and give up on her idea.

Drag & Drop the correct term to the definition.

​ ​ (a)   ​ -- Willing to accept new ideas and experiences

​ ​ (b)   -- A fixed belief system that resists change or new information.

• Open-Minded
• Narrow-Minded
• Bias
• Emotional
• Logical