WGU C168 CRITICAL THINKING AND LOGIC PREASSESSMENT
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS LATEST 2025
1. Which question describes a problem for which experts generally agree there is a single best solution?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
What is the best strategy to win a chess match?
What is the best way to maintain a comfortable temperature in a
building?
What is the easiest way to stimulate economic growth?
What is the shortest route from New York to California by automobile?
2. A group of students is working on a research project based on the topic of ethical animal care. They have
decided that the first step is to clarify the problem they want to address.
Which of the following is a question of judgment that clarifies the problem?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
What is the best way to address the high number of unwanted pets?
How profitable is the pet care industry?
What percentage of households own pets?
What breed of animal is most commonly abandoned?
3. A large urban school district spends more per pupil than any other district in the state; yet this district’s
graduation rate is the lowest.
Sharply declining state revenues have forced political leaders to consider cuts across the entire state budget.
Even so, Senator A argues that funding for the urban school district should not be cut because more funding i
needed to counter problems particular to an urban setting. Senator B, meanwhile, argues that funding should
be cut because the urban district is not improving its graduation rate. Senator B’s position is based on an
incomplete survey conducted by personal staff members, which indicates that cutting funding will make the
district focus on basic academics. This has also been the result after decreasing funding for public education
in suburban areas in other states.
For the last 12 years, an organization representing parents and teachers in the urban district has argued for a
increase in funds to support programs that encourage students to stay in school and graduate. A public
university conducted a study of the urban school district and recommended that funding be increased to mee
the needs of the urban district. This year, funding for the public schools will be competing with road funding,
priority for the business sector in the state. A private management business has offered to take over the urba
school district at a lower cost to guarantee a higher graduation rate. Last year a private school in the same cit
, Choose 3 answers
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Even though the entire state budget will likely decrease for the next year,
an appeal for more funding for education is relevant because a real need
exists.
Graduation rates may be inaccurate because not all students are tracked
after leaving the district.
Graduation rates are accurate because dropout rates are determined in
the senior year.
It is irrelevant that three National Merit Scholars graduated from a
private school in the city this year.
It is irrelevant that the parent teacher organization argues for a funding
increase because they do that every year.
It is irrelevant that the business sector has placed a priority on road
construction, since this competes with education funding.
It is relevant to compare the effects of reduced funding in suburban
districts in other states with an urban district.
4. An animal shelter, serving a low-income community, is experiencing a dramatic increase in the number of
homeless cats and dogs received at the shelter. The shelter staff are worried because the increase is impacting
their ability to care equally for all their other animals and many people in the community cannot afford to
adopt a dog or cat. They decide to implement a new promotion where they keep the current fee structure and
reduce the paperwork and forego the usual reference checks to encourage more adoptions.
Which of the below are implications of this proposed solution?
Choose two answers.
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Many people have no interest at all in adopting a dog or cat.
Other animals may not receive the care they need.
Adoption fees may prevent people from participating.
There are too many homeless cats and dogs at the shelter.
Pets may be matched with irresponsible owners.
5. Which question requires critical thinking?
YOUR CORRECT
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS LATEST 2025
1. Which question describes a problem for which experts generally agree there is a single best solution?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
What is the best strategy to win a chess match?
What is the best way to maintain a comfortable temperature in a
building?
What is the easiest way to stimulate economic growth?
What is the shortest route from New York to California by automobile?
2. A group of students is working on a research project based on the topic of ethical animal care. They have
decided that the first step is to clarify the problem they want to address.
Which of the following is a question of judgment that clarifies the problem?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
What is the best way to address the high number of unwanted pets?
How profitable is the pet care industry?
What percentage of households own pets?
What breed of animal is most commonly abandoned?
3. A large urban school district spends more per pupil than any other district in the state; yet this district’s
graduation rate is the lowest.
Sharply declining state revenues have forced political leaders to consider cuts across the entire state budget.
Even so, Senator A argues that funding for the urban school district should not be cut because more funding i
needed to counter problems particular to an urban setting. Senator B, meanwhile, argues that funding should
be cut because the urban district is not improving its graduation rate. Senator B’s position is based on an
incomplete survey conducted by personal staff members, which indicates that cutting funding will make the
district focus on basic academics. This has also been the result after decreasing funding for public education
in suburban areas in other states.
For the last 12 years, an organization representing parents and teachers in the urban district has argued for a
increase in funds to support programs that encourage students to stay in school and graduate. A public
university conducted a study of the urban school district and recommended that funding be increased to mee
the needs of the urban district. This year, funding for the public schools will be competing with road funding,
priority for the business sector in the state. A private management business has offered to take over the urba
school district at a lower cost to guarantee a higher graduation rate. Last year a private school in the same cit
, Choose 3 answers
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Even though the entire state budget will likely decrease for the next year,
an appeal for more funding for education is relevant because a real need
exists.
Graduation rates may be inaccurate because not all students are tracked
after leaving the district.
Graduation rates are accurate because dropout rates are determined in
the senior year.
It is irrelevant that three National Merit Scholars graduated from a
private school in the city this year.
It is irrelevant that the parent teacher organization argues for a funding
increase because they do that every year.
It is irrelevant that the business sector has placed a priority on road
construction, since this competes with education funding.
It is relevant to compare the effects of reduced funding in suburban
districts in other states with an urban district.
4. An animal shelter, serving a low-income community, is experiencing a dramatic increase in the number of
homeless cats and dogs received at the shelter. The shelter staff are worried because the increase is impacting
their ability to care equally for all their other animals and many people in the community cannot afford to
adopt a dog or cat. They decide to implement a new promotion where they keep the current fee structure and
reduce the paperwork and forego the usual reference checks to encourage more adoptions.
Which of the below are implications of this proposed solution?
Choose two answers.
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Many people have no interest at all in adopting a dog or cat.
Other animals may not receive the care they need.
Adoption fees may prevent people from participating.
There are too many homeless cats and dogs at the shelter.
Pets may be matched with irresponsible owners.
5. Which question requires critical thinking?
YOUR CORRECT
