WorksheetsU6-U10 Past exam questions CTSS
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
As responsible media consumers, it is important we think critically about the information we read, use as sources, and share with others. Which critical thinking skill do we use to avoid emotional reactions to news articles?
Analysis
Interpretation
Reasoning
Evaluation
Which critical thinking strategy encourages the cultivation of character traits such as work ethic, values, and personal commitments?
Habits of mind
Examining arguments
Clarified thinking
Text coding
What is the main component of the critical thinking strategy “clarifying thinking”?
Understanding your strengths
Opening your mind
Using coding in your notes
Asking yourself questions
What is required to determine which websites are the most accurate, reliable, and appropriate for our purpose?
Multiple perspectives
Critical thinking
Information literacy
Search engines
Who has the responsibility to stop the spread of fake news or information from unreliable and inaccurate sources?
Social media owners
You and the media outlets
Only you
Only the news producer
What do we call the picture you create of yourself online through your social media posts, internet searches, online shopping, and any other activity on the internet?
Digital impact
Digitized photo
Digital footprint
Digitized image
How long is your digital footprint available to people seeking information about you?
1 year
Until you delete the social media account
Forever - just like the internet
2 weeks
Which of the following activities adds to your digital footprint?
Logging out of social media
Disabling cookies
Turning off your wifi signal
Shopping online
Which of the following activities protects your digital footprint?
Shopping online
Liking the post your friend made
Turning off location functions
Posting a pic on social media
What does the icon for the Learning Library in Canvas look like?
A book
An arrow
A pinned note
A question mark
Which style of writing is used often used by politicians when trying to get elected to office?
Persuasive
Narrative
Descriptive
Expository
Which type of writing might you use when writing about food at a new restaurant or development of a character in a diary entry?
Expository
Persuasive
Narrative
Descriptive
Which type of details are written in the overlapping areas of a Venn Diagram?
Opinions
Similarities
Differences
Descriptions
Which type of writing is characterized by vivid description and sensory language?
Narrative
Persuasive
Expository
Descriptive
What type of writing tells, explains, and reveals information about a person, place, event, object, or process?
Persuasive
Descriptive
Narrative
Expository
Which part of a paragraph is the first sentence and must be indented?
concluding
supporting
main
topic
What sentence in a paragraph restates the prompt or question you must answer?
connecting
topic
supporting
concluding
What kind of words help you increase the coherence of your writing?
example
transition
concluding
supporting
Which sentence has two purposes: connect to the reader and restate the topic?
introductory
topic
supporting
concluding
Which part of the paragraph contains examples and details that connect to the topic sentence?
Connecting
Concluding
Introduction
Supporting
If your essay contains three body paragraphs, how many sentences must be in the overview?
Two
Five
Three
One
How many sentences are required in a thesis statement?
0
5
2
1
Which paragraph in your essay leaves the reader with a final thought or motivation to act?
introductory paragraph
body paragraph
supporting paragraph
concluding paragraph
What are the three main parts of an essay?
Hook, Overview, Thesis
Introduction, Body, Conclusion
Topic, Supporting, Concluding
Main Idea, Examples, Opinion
What is the strongest hook for your essay?
a personal anecdote
the essay topic
a surprising fact
an important quote
