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WorksheetsIntroduction to critical thinking
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 4mins
How do you react when you receive an email asking you to send your banking details?
Send banking details and share the email on social media.
Send banking details but keep the information to myself.
Delete without even reading message.
Search the internet for 30 min. to see if the story is true.
Which of these is NOT a definition of critical thinking?
Clear, rational, disciplined, and systematic thought.
Always trying to find something to criticise.
Thinking which is open minded and informed by evidence.
Reflective thinking aimed at deciding what to believe or do.
Choose the best ending for this statement:
"The other members of Bob's swim team..."
...won their races, so Bob will win his race too.
...have been swimming for at least ten years, so Bob has too.
...prefer outdoor pools, so Bob prefers outdoor pools too.
...wear trunks with the school logo on them, so Bob does too.
Which of these is NOT in the top five skills employers expect from university leavers?
Ability to work in a team.
Ability to make decisions and solve problems.
Familiarity with Microsoft Office.
Ability to find and process information.
When is it better to do research in the library and not on the internet?
When you want to...
...know the historical performance of Apple shares.
...find out more about old paths in the forest near your town.
...compare costs of different credit cards.
...write a report about the Swiss Supreme Court.
BERNMOBIL workers will strike tomorrow if they don't get what they want.
This means that...
...tram drivers don't get paid much.
...ticket prices will increase in the next few weeks.
...people who take the bus should find another way to get to work.
...employers never like paying more money to workers.
Which is a judgment (Urteilsbildung), not a fact?
That play at the theatre was fantastic...
...you'll never see it done better.
...it said so in a review in the 20 Minuten.
...it won a Tony award on Broadway.
...92% of audience members interviewed after the show agreed.
What is wrong with this argument?
You must love your country – or leave it.
There is nothing wrong with the argument.
It suggests you hate your country if you vacation overseas.
It does not tell how to love it.
It presents only two options when there are many more.
Which is the worst explanation here?
The steak was overcooked because I cooked it too long.
She didn't go because her car was in the garage for repairs.
We don't go to that gym any more because it's too expensive.
Eva overslept because she was at a party till 03h.
What's wrong with the logic in this statement?
"You can't believe him – he's a criminal!"
Just because he's a criminal doesn't mean he's lying now.
Criminals are not allowed to make statements in court.
The speaker is biased (voreingenommen) against criminals.
The speaker didn't study law at university.
Which is the biggest problem here?
The professor is sick and isn't there on the day of an exam.
You lose your schedule and forget to study for an exam.
You lose one of the books you need to study for an exam.
One part of the exam is about a theme you didn't study.
Which is the most important reason for evaluating information found on the internet?
Internet writers aren't as good as book writers.
Web writers are usually biased (voreingenommen).
Anyone can write on the internet with no guarantee of truth.
Info in print is usually more accurate than the internet.
