OpenStax College Success – Chapter 7 Thinking Skills | Questions & Answers Study Guide 2026/2027

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OpenStax College Success
Chapter 7, Thinking

Multiple-choice

1. The following is an example of creative thinking:
a. explaining a different way to solve a math problem to a study friend.
b. substituting ingredients in a recipe to decrease calories and fat content.
c. finding a new use for some old tools bought at a garage sale.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
[Bloom’s: remembering, understanding, applying and analyzing; Section: Creative Thinking]

2. The book suggests that method acting might enhance your learning experiences; which of
the following is an example of method acting
a. eating foods that were popular during a certain period of history.
b. putting away your cell phone for two weeks.
c. maintaining a particular accent and wearing only certain clothes.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
[Bloom’s: remembering, understanding and applying; Section: Creative Thinking]

3. What kind of thinking is required for problem-solving?
a. creative thinking.
b. critical thinking.
c. analytical thinking.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
[Bloom’s: remembering and understanding; Section: Introduction]

4. When students were surveyed about the kind of thinking they considered to be most
important in their academic studies, the majority chose
a. critical thinking.
b. analytical thinking.
c. creative thinking.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
[Bloom’s: remembering and understanding; Section: Creative Thinking]




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5. In discussing Bloom’s Taxonomy, the author pointed out that although it was created in
1948, it was revised in 2001 to
a. emphasize the importance of remembering, understanding and applying.
b. re-label the highest level of thinking as Create.
c. stress the significance of synthesis.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
[Bloom’s: remembering, understanding; Section: Creative Thinking]

6. Which of the following would be an example of the highest level of thinking according to
Bloom’s Taxonomy?
a. Developing a board game based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
b. Reciting verbatim Robert Frost’s Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.
c. Solving quadratic equations in four ways: 1) factoring, 2) using the square
roots, 3) completing the square, and 4) the quadratic formula.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
[Bloom’s: remembering, understanding, applying and analyzing; Section: Creative Thinking]

7. Which of the following is not an example of creativity?
a. Dr. Denton Cooley’s first artificial heart.
b. Stephanie Kwoleck’s use of a usually discarded substance for Kevlar.
c. Hedy Lamarr’s use of fish and bird diagrams to help Howard Hughes.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
[Bloom’s: remembering and understanding; Section: Creative Thinking]

8. Which of the following is not a recommendation of Roger von Oech?
a. Avoid Arrogance.
b. Fight for It.
c. Get Rid of Excuses.
d. Listen to That Hunch.
e. None of the above.
[Bloom’s: remembering; Section: Creative Thinking]

9. Who is Roger von Oech?
a. A mathematician who worked for NASA.
b. The head of a digital marketing firm in the United Kingdom with clients all over
the world.
c. The President of Creative Think, a California consulting firm.
d. An influential blogger and YouTube personality who become known for his
recommendations for fighting the Covid 19 virus of 2020.
e. None of the above.
[Bloom’s: remembering; Section: Creative Thinking]

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