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Higher Level Thinking Skills Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the critical attributes of concepts that help define and distinguish them from other concepts?

a)

They are combined in an additive manner and are always the same

b)

They are constantly changing

c)

They are unrelated to other concepts

d)

They are randomly selected

2.

Which type of concept has a rule structure that is broader and more flexible, permitting alternative sets of attributes?

a)

Relationship concepts

b)

Disjunctive concepts

c)

Conjunctive concepts

d)

Abstract concepts

3.

What is the concept of 'aunt' an example of?

a)

Conjunctive concept

b)

Disjunctive concept

c)

Abstract concept

d)

Relationship concept

4.

Which approach to teaching concepts involves presenting examples and nonexamples of a particular concept without defining and labeling the concept until the end of the lesson?

a)

Direct presentation

b)

Indirect instruction

c)

Experimental learning

d)

Concept attainment

5.

What is the primary source of key concepts for instruction?

a)

Textbooks

b)

Charts and diagrams

c)

Websites

d)

Local curriculum guides

6.

According to Benjamin Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives, which level involves recalling or recognizing facts, terminology, or problem-solving strategies?

a)

Comprehension

b)

Application

c)

Analysis

d)

Knowledge

7.

What is the major component of creative thinking that involves going beyond accepted knowledge to generate new knowledge?

a)

Synthesizing

b)

Elaborating

c)

Analyzing

d)

Imagining

8.

Which theorist developed a triarchic theory of intelligence that relies on thinking skills drawn from an information-processing approach?

a)

Robert Sternberg

b)

David Perkins

c)

Reuven Feuerstein

d)

Edward de Bono

9.

What is the ability to know what we know and what we don't know, or thinking about the way we think known as?

a)

Metacognition

b)

Critical thinking

c)

Logical reasoning

d)

Creative thinking

10.

Which level of thinking involves evaluating other points of view, evaluating the reliability of information, and decision making?

a)

Applying Information

b)

Synthesizing/creating information

c)

Analyzing information

d)

Evaluating/Criticizing Information

11.

What is the role of metacognition in higher order and critical thinking?

a)

To be reflective and focused on deciding whether to believe or not

b)

To make judgments about information related to personal, social, economic, political issues

c)

To assess conclusions based on evidence

d)

To be aware of and control over our cognitive processes

12.

Which theorist's theory of multiple intelligences is based on the belief that the brain has evolved separate systems for different adaptive abilities?

a)

Howard Gardner

b)

Edward de Bono

c)

Reuven Feuerstein

d)

David Perkins

13.

What is the process of assessing conclusions based on evidence known as?

a)

Recognizing overgeneralizations and undergeneralizations

b)

Identifying unstated assumptions

c)

Confirming conclusions with facts

d)

Identifying bias, stereotypes, cliches, and propaganda

14.

Which theorist developed the instrumental enrichment curriculum that stresses the development of mental processes such as comparing, classifying, and predicting?

a)

Robert Sternberg

b)

Reuven Feuerstein

c)

David Perkins

d)

Edward de Bono

15.

What is the ability to form judgments about the value or worth of methods, ideas, people, or products that have a specific purpose known as?

a)

Analyzing information

b)

Applying Information

c)

Evaluating/Criticizing Information

d)

Synthesizing/creating information