ATI Critical Thinking Exam 2026: 40 Questions & Verified Answers

ATI CRITICAL THINKING EXAM 40 questions and a
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1. bConsiderbthebstatement,b"allbsickbpeoplebshouldbseebabdoctor.bAnbelderlybmanbisbill".bthereforebthebman
A. Shouldbseebabdoctor
B. Shouldbseebabdoctorbifbhebdoesbnotbgetbwell
C. Isblikebmostbillbpeople
D. Maybnotbgetbwellbunlessbhebseesbabdoctorb-
b ANSb>>1.bConsiderbthebstatement,b"allbsickbpeoplebshouldbseebabdoctor.b Anbelderlybmanbisbill".bthereforebt


hebman
A. Shouldbseebabdoctor


2. Abscienceb studentb isb watchingb ab televisionb debateb onb theb geneticb cloningb ofb animals.b Inb orderb forb theb
studentbtobmakebabreasonedbdecision,bthebstudentbmustbfirst
A. Justifybthebopinionsbpresentedbinbthebtelevisedbdebate
B. Acceptbthebviewsbofbthebmostbqualifiedbexpert
C. Engagebinbabdebatebwithbothers
D. Considerb allb theb pointsb ofb viewb -
b ANSb >>2.b Abscienceb studentb isb watchingb ab televisionb debateb onb thebgeneticbcloningbofbanimals.bInborderb


forbthebstudentbtobmakebabreasonedbdecision,bthebstudentbmustbfirst
A. Justifybthebopinionsbpresentedbinbthebtelevisedbdebate


3. Considerbthebfollowingb1)binbancientbtimes,bcivilizationsbrecordedbtheirbreligiousbandbculturalbideasbandbli
fetimebrecordsbinbclay.b2)bBothbfamousbandbcommonbpeoplebwerebhonoredbinbclay.b3)bInbfact,bmostbofbwhatbw
ebknowbofbancientbcivilizationsbcomebfrombstudyingbclaybpottery.b4)ballbofbthebpotsbandbbowlsbwerebmadebof
bclay.b Assumingbthebprecedingbstatementsbarebtrue,bstatementsbtwo,bthree,bandbfour:


A. Provebstatementbonebconclusively
B. Explainbwhybstatementbonebisbfake
C. Describeballbofbthebusesbforbclay
D. Providebsupportbforbstatementboneb-
b ANSb>>3.bConsiderbthebfollowingb1)binbancientbtimes,bcivilizationsbrecordedbtheirbreligiousbandbculturalbide


asbandblifetimebrecordsbinbclay.b2)bBothbfamousbandbcommonbpeoplebwerebhonoredbinbclay.b3)bInbfact,bmostb
ofbwhatbwebknowbofbancientbcivilizationsbcomebfrombstudyingbclaybpottery.b4)ballbofbthebpotsbandbbowlsbwere
bmadebofbclay.bAssumingbthebprecedingbstatementsbarebtrue,bstatementsbtwo,bthree,bandbfour:


D.bProvidebsupportbforbstatementbone

, 4. Abcollegebstudentbisbenrolledbinbabnuclearbphysicsbclass.bOnbthebfirstbdaybofbclassbthebinstructorbgivesbtheb
studentbabreadingbassignmentbcontainingbablongblistbofbunfamiliarbtermsbinborderbtobbuildbabstrongbknowle
dgebbasebwhatbshouldbthebstudentbdo?
A. Askbabfriendbforbhelpbinbunderstandingbthebterms.
B. Definebthebtermsbpriorbtobreadingbthebassignment.
C. Readbthebassignbmaterialbinbattemptbtobgainbanbunderstandingbofbeachbnewbterm.
D. Waitbandbseebifbthebtermsbmakesbsensebinbthebnextbcouplebofbclassesb-
b ANSb>>4.b Abcollegebstudentbisbenrolledbinbabnuclearbphysicsbclass.bOnbthebfirstbdaybofbclassbthebinstructorb


givesbthebstudentbabreadingbassignmentbcontainingbablongblistbofbunfamiliarbtermsbinborderbtobbuildbabstron
gbknowledgebbasebwhatbshouldbthebstudentbdo?
C.Readbthebassignbmaterialbinbattemptbtobgainbanbunderstandingbofbeachbnewbterm.


5. Supposeb ab studyb ofb heroinb usersb showsb 70%b hadb usedb marijuanab beforeb theyb triedb heroin.b Theb
conclusionbofbthebstudybStatesballbmarijuanabusersbwillbeventuallybtrybheroinbthebconclusionbis
A. Isbabhastybgeneralization
B. isbanbunclearbassumption
C. needsbnobfurtherbsupport
D. isbfactualbinformationb-
b ANSb>>5.bSupposebabstudybofbheroinbusersbshowsb70%bhadbusedbmarijuanabbeforebtheybtriedbheroin.bTheb


conclusionbofbthebstudybStatesballbmarijuanabusersbwillbeventuallybtrybheroinbthebconclusionbis
B. isbanbunclearbassumption


6. Assumeb thatb wheneverb springb isb late,b theb birdsb andb theb beesb areb smallb andb hungry.b Basedb onb thisb
assumption,bwhichbstatementbmustbbebtrue?
1. Ifbspringbisblate,beitherbthebbirdsbarebsmallborbthebbeesbarebhungry
2. Ifbspringbisbnotblate,bthebbirdsbandbthebbeesbarebneitherbsmallbnorbhungry
3. Ifbthebbeesbarebnotbsmallbandbthebbirdsbarebnotbhungry,bspringbitbnotblate
4. Ifbbirdsbarebhungryborbthebbeesbarebsmall,bthenbspringbisblateb-
ANSb>>6.Assumebthatbwheneverbspringbisblate,bthebbirdsbandbthebbeesbarebsmallbandbhungry.bBasedbonbthi
b


sbassumption,bwhichbstatementbmustbbebtrue?


2.Ifbspringbisbnotblate,bthebbirdsbandbthebbeesbarebneitherbsmallbnorbhungry


7. Anbelderlybwomanbhasbcancerbandbisbgivenbtheboptionbofbreceivingbanbexperimentalbdrugbtobtreatbthebcan
cerborbreceivingbpainbmedicationbtobcontrolbexcessivebpain.bThebcancerbtreatmentbmightbextendbherblifebforb
6bmonths.bHowever,bthebwomanbchoosesbtobusebthebpainbmedicationbasbneeded.bAllbofbthebfollowingbchang
esbsupportbthebwomen'sbchoicebexcept?
1. Thebwoman'sbcancerbtherapybmaybnotblengthenblife
2. Thebwoman'sbdesirebtoblivebabbetterbqualitybofblifebforbherbremainingbdays

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