1 What is the best approach to time management for a major writing project?
Ninety percent of the time should be spent researching and writing the first draft, the remainder should be spent revising.
Three quarters of the time should be spent researching and writing the first draft, the remainder should be spent revising.
Half of the time should be spent researching and writing the first draft, the other half revising.
Ten percent of the time should be spent researching and writing the first draft, the remainder should be spent revising.
2 Which action will likely limit your ability to be creative?
focusing too narrowly on a single problem.
giving yourself an unlimited amount of time to come up with the best solution. |
allowing yourself to relax.
letting other people contribute to your creative process.
3- A thesis statement does not need to be concise.
- True
- False
4- What will NOT increase your serendipitous creativity?
joining a discussion group with a very specific focus. |
watching television shows you wouldn’t normally watch.
avoiding meeting new people.
reading too widely. |
5- Which of the following characterizes critical thinkers?
Critical thinkers do not define key terms up front.
Critical thinkers take time to understand an idea before agreeing or disagreeing with it.
Critical thinkers believe that changing or giving up their opinions means giving up themselves.
Critical thinkers avoid asking questions. |
6-Which level of Bloom’s taxonomy involves dividing an idea into parts or steps?
Understanding
Applying
Analyzing
Creating
7- Which statement is true of critical thinking?
It does not affect society at large.
It will not change the way you listen. |
It can free you from self-deception. |
It is a relatively recent concept.
8- What is the surest way to eliminate fallacies from your arguments?
Make sure your conclusions are logical.
Confirm the evidence behind your arguments.
Do not allow emotion to come through in your writing.
Test your arguments on a trusted mentor or experienced friend.
9- In the study of logic, what does the term “argument” NOT refer to?
a heated disagreement between two or more people |
a series of assertions |
an opportunity to use inductive resoning. |
an opportunity to use deductive reasoning.
10- What is true of evidence?
It is always verified by a large group of people.
It only comes in one form.
It does not need to be supported by facts.
It can be effectively used to appeal to emotions.
