Becoming a critical thinker involves
a. memorizing new information.
b. accepting everything you read as the truth.
c. criticizing a writer's approach to a topic.
d. analyzing, evaluating, and reacting to what you read.
Ques. 2When you write a summary, you should do all of the following except
a. write an opening sentence that states the author's thesis or main idea.
b. explain the author's most important ideas in your own words.
c. present ideas in the order in which they originally appeared.
d. include your own opinion of the material.
Ques. 3The Question step in the SQ3R system involves
a. becoming familiar with how the material is organized.
b. answering the review questions at the end of the chapter.
c. turning headings into questions that you expect to be able to answer as you read.
d. testing yourself by looking away from the material and trying to remember what it is about.
Ques. 4More than 75 percent of parents support prayer in schools.
a. false authority
b. association
c. appeal to common folk
d. join the crowd
Ques. 5The preface of a textbook typically tells the reader all of the following except
a. how the textbook is organized.
b. what topics are covered.
c. what a particular chapter is about.
d. what learning features the textbook contains.
Ques. 6The mayor launched his reelection campaign yesterday by handing out hundreds of small American flags.
a. false authority
b. association
c. appeal to common folk
d. join the crowd
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