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Preparing for the California Critical Thinking Skills Test

Recommended study text for the on-line California Critical Thinking Skills Test: Reasoning Skills: Success in 20 Minutes a Day, 2nd ed. ISBN: 1-57685-493-0 Publisher: Learning Express Publisher Website: http://www.learnatest.com/ A copy of this textbook may be available for purchase at the WWC Portland Campus school office. The CCTST consists of 34 multiple-choice questions. You will be asked to select only one response to the proposed scenarios. Types of logical thinking that are assessed in this test are: analysis, inference, evaluation and inductive/deductive reasoning. The time limit for this test is 45 minutes. There is no math on this test. Sample questions (answer key is found below): 1. You will not be issued a driver's license if you are not at least 16 years old. A. B. C. D. If you are issued a driver's license, then you are at least 16 years old. If you are at least 16 years old, then you will be issued a driver's license. If you are 16 years old or over, you will be issued a driver's license. You won't be issued a driver's license unless you are 16 years or older.

Answers: A A and C A and D B and D B, C and D 2. Recent surveys show that less than 10 percent of Americans can run the mile in less than 10 minutes. It is therefore imperative that we institute a national running program to produce healthy and strong Americans. This statement is saying: A. B. C. D. E. We don't have proper facilities for running America. Running programs are the easiest to organize. Inability to run the mile in less than 10 minutes indicates lack of health and strength. People who are healthy run the mile in less than 10 minutes daily. There is strong public interest in instituting national health programs.

Answers: B and C D and E A C D 3. Wendy is a junior in high school and is getting ready to choose a college. She is a serious student

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and wants to go to the school with the best pre-med program. However, she doesn't want to be too far from home because she wants to visit her sister, who has recently been in a serious accident, on a regular basis. Wendy is likely to obtain scholarships--perhaps even a full scholarship--but she is worried that her parents may not be able to afford whatever costs the scholarships don't cover. Which of the following most accurately presents the issues Wendy must consider, in order of priority: A. B. C. D. academic reputation, financial aid, social life on campus location, financial aid, and academic reputation financial aid, student services, location academic reputation, campus environment, and location

4. Figg is standing to the right of Lulu. Zaza is standing on the opposite side of Lulu. Since the opposite of right is wrong, it follows that Zaza is standing on the wrong side of Lulu. Which of the following logical errors are committed in the above argument? A. B. C. D. E. It uses the same term to mean two different things. It confuses cause and effect. It begs the question. It provides no factual evidence for its conclusion. None of the above.

Answers: A C B and D A and B E Answer Key: 1. A and D 2. C 3. B 4. A Page maintained by School of Nursing Last update on October 19, 2005
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