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What is critical thinking?

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Critical Thinking?

a)

refer to abilities to be open-minded, mindful, and analytical, and to evaluate, question, reason, hypothesize, interpret, explain, and draw conclusions.

b)

refer to abilities to be close-minded, mindful, and analytical, and to evaluate, question, reason, hypothesize, interpret, explain, and draw conclusions

2.

You use critical thinking skills in everyday life

a)

True

b)

False

3.

How important is critical thinking in the classroom?

a)

Not important

b)

Slightly important

c)

Very important

4.

Which one is NOT part of the 7 critical thinking skills?

a)

Analysis

b)

Problem Solving

c)

Close-mindedness

d)

Inference

5.
If you have a bowl with six apples and you take four, how many do you have?
a)
4 apples
b)
2 apples
c)
1 apple
d)
6 apples
6.
If you only had a match and entered a dark room that contains an oil lamp, firewood and a newspaper, what would you light first?
a)
the match
b)
Oil
c)
firewood
d)
the newspaper
7.
If an electric train moves north at 160km / h and a 16km / h wind blows west, where does the smoke go?
a)
there is no smoke
b)
From north to south
c)
from south to north
d)
upwards
8.
What goes up and down, but always stays in the same place?
a)
the stairs
b)
your feet
c)
your fingers
d)
your back
9.
What goes up, but never goes down?
a)
age
b)
the weight
c)
the gray hair
d)
belly
10.
If there are 12 fish in a fish tank and 5 of them drown, how many fish are left?
a)
12
b)
5
c)
7
d)
any
11.
Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
a)
Dictionary
b)
Phenomenon
c)
Entrepreneur
d)
Incorrectly
12.

Which option is NOT a quality of a Critical Thinker?

a)

Active Thinker

b)

Self-Confident

c)

Talkative

d)

Good Analysts

13.

Which option is the correct process for Critical Thinking?

a)

Designing, Prototyping, and Testing

b)

Analyzing, Experimenting, and Observing

c)

Gathering Information, Analyzing, and Finding a Solution/Conclusion

d)

Gathering Information, Analyzing, and Evaluate

14.

What is Critical Thinking?

a)

Critiquing your brain

b)

Evaluating ideas

c)

Testing Skills

d)

Thinking in a critical way

15.

When do uncritical thinkers get defensive?

a)

When someone opposes them

b)

All the time

c)

Never

d)

When someone agrees with them

16.

Which situations can critical thinking help?

a)

Personal

b)

School related

c)

All of the above

d)

Work related

17.

Which answer is NOT a basic guideline for critical thinking?

a)

Evaluate your opinions

b)

Be focused

c)

Withhold judgement

d)

Test your brain

18.

Critical thinking has

a)

purpose

b)

interprets meaning

c)

solves problems

d)

all above

19.

Core critical thinking skills are (Interpretation, analysis, evaluation, explanation, self regulation). find the missing skill

a)

problem solving

b)

inference

c)

examining

20.

Inference as a core critical thinking skill is to identify elements needed to draw reasonable conclusion

a)

false

b)

true