WGU C168 - Critical Thinking Exam latest update
Which of the following problems is a question of judgment that requires critical thinking?
Select one.
A) What is the fastest speed at which a car can travel between two distances?
B) What is the most scenic route one might travel between two locations?
C) What is the most efficient speed at which one might travel between two locations?
D) What is the most effective and safest way to design a roadway system to achieve
efficiency? - ANS-D) What is the most effective and safest way to design a roadway
system to achieve efficiency?
The federal government is considering setting aside land for a new national monument.
An employee in the governor's office of the state where the monument may be
designated is asked to research the possible economic impact of the designation. What
critical thinking strategy should the employee employ to clarify the issue?
A) Discuss the issue with other employees in the governor's office to see how they feel
about it.
B) Determine whether the governor supports or opposes the monument designation.
C) Determine the main sources of potential information and begin research.
D) Research the economic impact of every national monument in every state.
E) Write out all arguments that both favor and oppose the monument for the governor's
review. - ANS-C) Determine the main sources of potential information and begin
research.
Through a bond issue, a city council has the funding to create bike lanes in the city;
however, they cannot agree upon the routes and upon which streets should contain the
bike lanes. Expert A has presented evidence about traffic flow and bicycle safety,
concluding that bike lanes should be put on residential streets where possible and kept
off the busier main corridors. Expert A's evidence shows that this increases safety for
the bikers even though it may mean they will ride longer distances. Expert B has
presented evidence about traffic flow and bicycle safety that concludes that the main
corridors are the better and safer choice for bike lanes because they are wider and
more easily accessible. The city decides to go with Expert A's evidence and installs the
bike lanes on residential streets. Shortly after the bike lanes open, a biker is seriously
injured when hit by a car backing out of a driveway.
Which of the f - ANS-E) It is not possible to know the accuracy of either expert's
evidence from the information given.
H) The evidence of both experts was relevant.
A city has recently built a new sports arena in a downtown urban area that already has
parking problems. The residents of the downtown area where the sports arena has
been built have proposed that the city issue the residents parking permits and designate
, the majority of the parking spaces in the area of the arena as "permit-parking only," so
residents are not inconvenienced by the arena.
What primary questions would the city want to ask to measure the implications of this
solution?
A) Have we identified the negative implications of the proposed solution?
B) Have we identified the positive implications of the proposed solutions?
C) Have we considered all possible implications that could ever arise in the future?
D) Have we considered all significant implications known at this time?
E) Have we identified the parties who could be affected by this solution and considered
the implications to them?
F) Have we adeq - ANS-A) Have we identified the negative implications of the proposed
solution?
B) Have we identified the positive implications of the proposed solutions?
D) Have we considered all significant implications known at this time?
E) Have we identified the parties who could be affected by this solution and considered
the implications to them?
In which of the following situations would it be most appropriate to apply critical
thinking? Select one:
A) Choosing a college for a son or daughter.
B) Buying a safe car for a teenager.
C) Deciding how much to set aside in a college fund for a child.
D) Determining the best way to design a college campus. - ANS-D) Determining the
best way to design a college campus.
A local school board is trying to decide whether to fund a new after-school reading
program for struggling students. Which of the following sources would likely be relevant
to the decision being made? Choose two answers.
A) The website of an educational company that sells reading curriculum products to
schools and teachers.
B) A complaint from a parent who claims his child is falling behind in reading.
C) A study done by the National Education Association showing American reading
levels are above those of seven other comparable countries.
D) A study done by the U.S. Department of Education showing the effectiveness of
after-school reading programs in 30 different school districts.
E) A recent editorial in the newspaper claiming the city doesn't have enough after
school programs to keep kids "off the streets." - ANS-A) The website of an educational
company that sells reading curriculum products to schools and teachers.
D) A study done by the U.S. Department of Education showing the effectiveness of
after-school reading programs in 30 different school districts.
Which of the following problems is a question of judgment that requires critical thinking?
Select one.
A) What is the fastest speed at which a car can travel between two distances?
B) What is the most scenic route one might travel between two locations?
C) What is the most efficient speed at which one might travel between two locations?
D) What is the most effective and safest way to design a roadway system to achieve
efficiency? - ANS-D) What is the most effective and safest way to design a roadway
system to achieve efficiency?
The federal government is considering setting aside land for a new national monument.
An employee in the governor's office of the state where the monument may be
designated is asked to research the possible economic impact of the designation. What
critical thinking strategy should the employee employ to clarify the issue?
A) Discuss the issue with other employees in the governor's office to see how they feel
about it.
B) Determine whether the governor supports or opposes the monument designation.
C) Determine the main sources of potential information and begin research.
D) Research the economic impact of every national monument in every state.
E) Write out all arguments that both favor and oppose the monument for the governor's
review. - ANS-C) Determine the main sources of potential information and begin
research.
Through a bond issue, a city council has the funding to create bike lanes in the city;
however, they cannot agree upon the routes and upon which streets should contain the
bike lanes. Expert A has presented evidence about traffic flow and bicycle safety,
concluding that bike lanes should be put on residential streets where possible and kept
off the busier main corridors. Expert A's evidence shows that this increases safety for
the bikers even though it may mean they will ride longer distances. Expert B has
presented evidence about traffic flow and bicycle safety that concludes that the main
corridors are the better and safer choice for bike lanes because they are wider and
more easily accessible. The city decides to go with Expert A's evidence and installs the
bike lanes on residential streets. Shortly after the bike lanes open, a biker is seriously
injured when hit by a car backing out of a driveway.
Which of the f - ANS-E) It is not possible to know the accuracy of either expert's
evidence from the information given.
H) The evidence of both experts was relevant.
A city has recently built a new sports arena in a downtown urban area that already has
parking problems. The residents of the downtown area where the sports arena has
been built have proposed that the city issue the residents parking permits and designate
, the majority of the parking spaces in the area of the arena as "permit-parking only," so
residents are not inconvenienced by the arena.
What primary questions would the city want to ask to measure the implications of this
solution?
A) Have we identified the negative implications of the proposed solution?
B) Have we identified the positive implications of the proposed solutions?
C) Have we considered all possible implications that could ever arise in the future?
D) Have we considered all significant implications known at this time?
E) Have we identified the parties who could be affected by this solution and considered
the implications to them?
F) Have we adeq - ANS-A) Have we identified the negative implications of the proposed
solution?
B) Have we identified the positive implications of the proposed solutions?
D) Have we considered all significant implications known at this time?
E) Have we identified the parties who could be affected by this solution and considered
the implications to them?
In which of the following situations would it be most appropriate to apply critical
thinking? Select one:
A) Choosing a college for a son or daughter.
B) Buying a safe car for a teenager.
C) Deciding how much to set aside in a college fund for a child.
D) Determining the best way to design a college campus. - ANS-D) Determining the
best way to design a college campus.
A local school board is trying to decide whether to fund a new after-school reading
program for struggling students. Which of the following sources would likely be relevant
to the decision being made? Choose two answers.
A) The website of an educational company that sells reading curriculum products to
schools and teachers.
B) A complaint from a parent who claims his child is falling behind in reading.
C) A study done by the National Education Association showing American reading
levels are above those of seven other comparable countries.
D) A study done by the U.S. Department of Education showing the effectiveness of
after-school reading programs in 30 different school districts.
E) A recent editorial in the newspaper claiming the city doesn't have enough after
school programs to keep kids "off the streets." - ANS-A) The website of an educational
company that sells reading curriculum products to schools and teachers.
D) A study done by the U.S. Department of Education showing the effectiveness of
after-school reading programs in 30 different school districts.
