Practice Quiz Chapter 04

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. When you do critical reading, what does the term "critical" mean?

a) To find fault with correct incorrect

b) To read "between the lines" correct incorrect

c) To judge; to weigh and evaluate correct incorrect

d) To interpret a source in your own way correct incorrect

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. What are some of the benefits of active or critical reading?

a) It improves comprehension. correct incorrect

b) It improves retention and recall of information. correct incorrect

c) It lets you skip over the unimportant parts. correct incorrect

d) Both a and b correct incorrect

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. What are you doing when you make an inference?

a) Arriving at a conclusion based on what the evidence shows or points to correct incorrect

b) Making an educated guess about what the writer intends to achieve correct incorrect

c) Reading closely to ensure comprehension correct incorrect

d) All of the above correct incorrect

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. A critical reader is also which of the following?

a) A cynical reader correct incorrect

b) A skeptical reader correct incorrect

c) A fast reader correct incorrect

d) A critical writer correct incorrect

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. What is one of the key goals of doing a critical analysis?

a) To determine whether an essay's evidence is compelling enough to support the writer's claim correct incorrect

b) To be open to different ways of thinking or seeing correct incorrect

c) To find loopholes in an author's argument correct incorrect

d) To comprehend what is being said correct incorrect

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. Active or critical reading is based on the idea that knowledge resides in the text and the reader's job is to absorb that knowledge.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. When using critical thinking to assess and evaluate an argument, you want to focus on which of the following?

a) Whether you agree or not with the argument being made correct incorrect

b) Whether or not the claims are well supported correct incorrect

c) How the article is written correct incorrect

d) The thesis statement correct incorrect

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. How can you improve your critical thinking skills?

a) By reading a lot correct incorrect

b) By asking questions about what you read correct incorrect

c) By reading quickly correct incorrect

d) By reading without distractions correct incorrect

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. Inferences can be which of the following?

a) Probable correct incorrect

b) Possible correct incorrect

c) Incorrect correct incorrect

d) All of the above correct incorrect

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. The credibility of a writer can be determined by considering which of the following?

a) The writer's expertise in the subject matter correct incorrect

b) If the writer's argument does not contain logical fallacies correct incorrect

c) The length of the article correct incorrect

d) Both a and b correct incorrect

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. Skeptics do not believe anything they read.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Which of the following activities uses critical thinking skills?

a) Summary writing correct incorrect

b) Debates correct incorrect

c) Research correct incorrect

d) All of the above correct incorrect