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WorksheetsCritical Thinking Study Guide
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
You use critical thinking skills in everyday life
True
False
How important is critical thinking in the classroom?
Not important
Slightly important
Very important
What is Critical Thinking?
refer to abilities to be open-minded, mindful, and analytical, and to evaluate, question, reason, hypothesize, interpret, explain, and draw conclusions.
refer to abilities to be close-minded, mindful, and analytical, and to evaluate, question, reason, hypothesize, interpret, explain, and draw conclusions
Which one is NOT part of your critical thinking skills?
Analysis
Problem Solving
Close-mindedness
Inference
Your feeling of self-worth is....
self esteem
self concept
body image
self confidence
Self esteem is ....
negative messages
not believing in yourself
confidence and pride you have of yourself
pressure from peers
People with high self esteem...
accept themselves as they are
avoid new challanges
let others make decisions
personal negative messages
Signs of low self esteem...
set realistic goals
avoid new challanges
feel unloved, unimportant and unworthy
personal negative messages
Good self esteem helps us...
create good relationships with others
take pride in things
gives us confidence
all of the above
You may change your mind, but at this point in your life, what is your chosen career?
What information do employers require on a job application?
Salary requirements
Credit history
Education background
Family references
True or False: What you post on social media has no impact on whether you will get a job.
True
False
Which is NOT an effective way to use social media to find and land a job?
Network with other people in your industry
Keep your posts and information professional
Follow companies and organizations in your desired field
Criticize your current job to help network & find a new one
Which is not a factor to consider in choosing a career path?
Does my friend work there?
Work-Life Balance
Pay
Benefits
A person or organization that pays people to work for them
employer
employee
co worker
someone who works for an employer
employee
employer
co worker
a fellow worker; colleague
co worker
employer
employee
When students analyze their own thinking, this is called...
Note: meta means self
Metamorphosis
Metachronism
Metabolic Analysis
Metacognition
What is the memory process that locates stored information and returns it to consciousness?
retrieval
encoding
storage
interference
This multiple choice question is an example of what kind of retrieval process?
recall
recognition
reiteration
relearning
What are the three stages of memory in order?
Sensory memory, long-term memory, short-term memory
Sensory memory, short-term memory, long-term memory
Short-term memory, long-term memory, sensory memory
Long-term memory, short-term memory, sensory memory
Identify the 4 types of learner.
Projector, Speaker, Read/ Writing, Video game
Eyes, Ears, Hands, Legs
Visual, Auditory, Read, Kinesthetic
Visual, Auditory, Read/ Writing, Kinesthetic
What are the ways to engage 'Visual' learner?
Role play, Group discussion
Reflection, Quiz
Questioning, Airtime
Charts, Statistics
What is learning style?
the general approaches students used to learn a new subject or tackle a new problem.
the acquisition of knowledge or skills through study, experience, or being taught.
the act of putting food into the mouth and chew and swallow it.
a particular procedure by which something is done.
You store information by the way it sounds & you have easier time understanding spoken instructions than written ones.
Visual learners
Kinaesthetic learners
Verbal learners
Logical learners
This type of learner often colour code things.
Solitary / intrapersonal learners
Visual / spatial learners
Verbal / linguistic learners
Logical / mathematical learners
Visual learners should:
Think in words rather than pictures.
Create vivid mental images to retain information.
Think conceptually in logical and numerical patterns.
Learn through moving, doing, and touching.
Physical / kinaesthetic learners should:
Think in words rather than pictures.
Create vivid mental images to retain information.
Think conceptually in logical and numerical patterns.
Learn through moving, doing, and touching.
Verbal / linguistic learners should:
Think in words rather than pictures.
Create vivid mental images to retain information.
Think conceptually in logical and numerical patterns.
Learn through moving, doing, and touching.
Having high self-esteem means:
Believing in yourself
Feeling confident no matter what
Never experiencing failure
Disliking challenges
Low self-esteem can cause a person to feel:
Down about themselves
Nervous to make friends
Afraid to take chances
All of the above
Which of the following is an example of self compassion?
Getting angry at yourself for messing up
Cheering up a friend who’s feeling down
Treating yourself kindly after making a mistake
Reviewing all of your past errors
How can you change your inner voice?
Accept it
Challenge it
Distract yourself from it
Ignore it
Which of the following is a positive reframing of the thought, “I’m going to fail this quiz”?
“I have never done well on a quiz”
“I’m going to do my best on this quiz”
“I feel unprepared for this quiz”
“If I fail this quiz, I’ll be in big trouble”
Reframing your thoughts takes a lot of:
Talent
Intelligence
Fear
Practice
If you visualize things going well, you’re more likely to:
Experience doubt in the big moment
Take a chance and put yourself out there
Become distracted by your inner voice
Feel angry when things don’t go well
What happens when you practice stepping out of your comfort zone?
New experiences become less scary
You might experience failure
You learn to recover from mistakes
All of the above
Learning a new skill builds self-esteem by helping a person feel more:
Capable
Critical
Compasssionate
Careful
Which thought demonstrates a growth mindset?
It’s too hard for me to learn to play the guitar
I want to be the best guitar player ever
If I keep practicing, I can learn to play the guitar
Playing the guitar is easy for me because I’m talented
What is the average number of times I need to recall a new concept/skill independently for mastery?
30
4
12
1
