WorksheetsThinking skills
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is Critical Thinking?
Critiquing your brain
Evaluating ideas
Testing Skills
Thinking in a critical way
Creativity is
A series of actions which create new ideas, thoughts and physical objects
Sometimes called divergent thinking because thought patterns and areas of belief are expanded
To bring into being
Characterized by being original or new
Which one is the correct definition of 'creative thinking'
To make the mental choice between options
Specific thought processes which improve the ability to be creative
To consider, judge or believe
A series of actions which create new ideas, thoughts and physical objects.
Creative thinker characteristics
optimistic
sees problems as opportunities
problems are not emotionally acceptable
give up easily
What are the benefits of creative thinking?
Provides a variety of answers, solutions, techniques to solve problem
Produces a new thing, and useful for many people
Only one way to solve a problem
Routine thinking
How many colours are there in de Bono's Hats?
6
12
10
5
Which scenario best represents a situation that has been decided by emotion alone?
Sue hates the winter, so even though she can't afford it, she takes a vacation to the Bahamas.
The school shuts down after a bomb threat.
Third-quarter earnings for Marie's company were much higher than predicted.
Alexis needs a new mixer, so she watches the newspaper ads and buys one whenit goes on sale.
When you have a group project, you started to brainstorm and come up with awesome ideas. Which types of hat is related?
Black hat
Green hat
Blue hat
Yellow hat
"What if we can't finish selling these lemonade?"
Which types of hat is related?
Blue hat
Green hat
Black hat
White hat
What does the red hat represent in de Bono's process?
The facts
The risks or worries
The benefits or rewards
The emotions or feelings
" Our sandwiches is the best price and healthiest."
Which thinking hat is using?
Red hat
Blue hat
Yellow hat
Black hat
White Hat example is
"How much the bag we are going to sell and how many customer afford it?"
"I have a good feeling about it"
" I'm very sure our customers like it."
" I don't think our customers like these bag."
"We could make some flyers and give away during our school assembly."
Which thinking hat is related?
Red hat
Green hat
White hat
Yellow hat
An argument intended to provide logically conclusive support for its conclusion is…
a. Inductive
b. Valid
c. Deductive
d. Sound
An inductive argument that succeeds in providing probable, but not conclusive, logical support for its conclusion is said to be…
a. Inductive
b. Cogent
c. Weak
d. Strong
The first step in investigating possible implicit premises is to…
a. Search for a credible premise that would make the argument as strong as possible
b. Rewrite the argument
c. Search for a credible premise that would make the argument valid
d. Make a bad argument good
Read the passage below. Identify the explicit information.
Gwen hurried out of the house so he wasn't late for work. He wore overalls and carried a toolbox with wrenches in it. He hopped in his truck and drove off. The sign on his truck said, “Pipe Masters.”
Gwen hurried out of the house so he wasn't late for work
Gwen enjoys his job.
Gwen is a plumber.
Gwen has a red truck.
What should be considered to help determine if a source is scholarly/academic?
It's peer-reviewed
It is published in a reputable journal
The points are supported with evidence
There are no pictures, diagrams, and tables used in the source
Does it matter if a source is current (up-to-date) or not?
Yes, with some exceptions to important pieces of writing
No, the publishing dates do not interfere with credibility
No, every source is important
Yes, it demonstrates the author as being hip and trendy
Why is it important to evaluate the credibility of sources?
Credible sources will provide the support to produce high-quality and convincing arguments
Unreliable sources will make arguments less persuasive
It’s only important if the source is current
Getting credible sources gives you more marks/better reputation.
