Worksheets4.6 Thinking and Problem Solving Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which unit of thought is a mental picture of an object?
Symbol
Concept
Prototype
Image
A symbol is best described as:
A perfect example of a category
Something that represents something else
A step-by-step solution method
Free-flow thinking
Your 'best example' of a category is known as a:
Algorithm
Prototype
Mental set
Heuristic
Convergent thinking is another word for:
Insight
Directed thinking
Divergent thinking
Metacognition
Brainstorming holiday gift ideas uses what type of thinking?
Directed
Algorithmic
Divergent
Symbolic
A formula that always leads to the correct answer is a(n):
Heuristic
Algorithm
Prototype
Strategy
A mental set becomes a problem when:
It helps you solve problems more quickly
It makes you keep using the same strategy even when it doesn’t work
You discover a new strategy
You use creativity
Functional fixedness happens when a person:
Thinks in flexible ways
Cannot think of new uses for common objects
Uses metacognition
Tries new strategies
Recombination involves:
Using the same idea repeatedly
Combining old ideas in new ways
Following an algorithm
Thinking with images only
The sudden 'Aha!' moment of solving a problem is called:
Divergent thinking
Algorithm
Insight
Rigidity
Which of the following BEST represents metacognition?
Imagining what a beach looks like
Thinking about how you study and deciding to change your methods
Solving a puzzle with a formula
Brainstorming uses for a paper clip
A student keeps solving every math problem the exact same way, even when it fails on new problems. This illustrates:
Prototype
Metacognition
Mental set
Divergent thinking
When a person believes a hammer can only be used for hammering nails, they are experiencing:
Functional fixedness
Algorithmic thinking
Convergent thinking
Symbolic representation
A rule-of-thumb strategy that helps you solve problems quickly (but might be wrong) is called a:
Algorithm
Heuristic
Prototype
Concept
Which of the following is an example of divergent thinking?
A student memorizes vocabulary words
A student solves a math equation using a formula
A student comes up with 15 new uses for a shoelace
A student chooses the correct answer on a multiple-choice test
The unit of thought that groups similar objects or ideas together is a:
Symbol
Concept
Image
Algorithm
You picture a 'sports car' as small, fast, red, and low to the ground. This mental image represents your:
Concept
Prototype
Heuristic
Insight
A person suddenly realizes the answer to a riddle after thinking about it all day. This BEST represents:
Algorithm
Insight
Functional fixedness
Symbolic thinking
Which of the following BEST shows recombination?
Making a grocery list
Creating a new song by mixing old melodies
Using a formula to solve a problem
Drawing a realistic picture of a dog
When brainstorming fails because people get stuck thinking in the same way, the obstacle is most likely:
Flexibility
Divergent thinking
Rigidity
Symbol formation
