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CRWT: Critical thinking Flashcards

1
Q

According to_______ Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be
chewed and digested.

A

FRANCIS BACON

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2
Q

a reading strategy that allows you to
use prior knowledge

A

PREVIEWING / SKIMMING

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3
Q

It requires readers to skim the text to get
the main idea before reading it in detail

A

PREVIEWING

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4
Q

T or F
Previewing evaluates and identifies the following
▪ the author
▪ the place of publication
▪ the genre, or type of writing
▪ the table of contents
▪ headnotes or an abstract (if available)
▪ the title and subtitles
▪ section headings
▪ other information that stands out (such as
images, graphs, and tables)

A

True

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5
Q

-may reveal something about the
subject of the text and its style
-the possible assumptions and biases

A

AUTHOR

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6
Q

may reveal something about the text
subject, style, and approach

A

PLACE OF PUBLICATION

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7
Q

may give an idea of what subject to expect, it can also reveal the thesis of the text

A

TITLE

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8
Q

reading subtitles, section headings,
and subheadings can be useful too

A

TITLE

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9
Q

used to get the overall view, gist or impression of the content

A

SKIMMING

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10
Q

used to look for a particular word, phrase, or detail from a text

A

SCANNING

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11
Q

T or F
read the FIRST and LAST paragraphs of
the essay for important information.

A

True

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12
Q

central thesis

A

FIRST PARAGRAPH

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13
Q

conclusive statements

A

LAST PARAGRAPH

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14
Q

• this rule also applies to individual
paragraphs
• main points can also be found in the first
and last sentence of each paragraph

A

THE “FIRST AND LAST” RULE

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15
Q

encourages active reading by interacting with the text.

A

UNDERLINING & HIGHLIGHTING

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16
Q

T or F

Highlighting keywords or phrases will help you:
• Make it easier to see key points when re-
reading the text

A

True

17
Q

T or F

Highlighting keywords or phrases will help you:
• Think more carefully about the key concepts and
ideas in the text, the bits that are worth highlighting.

A

True

18
Q

T or F
Elements that you must include
in your written notes:
a) The content of your reading, through summaries,
paraphrasing, and quoting important phrases.
b) Your reaction to the content, which includes
emotional reactions and questions

A

True

19
Q

note-taking in
logical order, using
headings and
subheadings

A

LINEAR

20
Q

uses boxes,
flowcharts and
mind-mapping

A

DIAGRAMMATIC

21
Q

are critical or
explanatory notes
in the text

A

ANNOTATIONS

22
Q

According to ______“Annotate to appreciate; annotate
to understand… It builds reading confidence; it helps us understand how literature —because it puts us there among the phrases.”

A

Nick Ripatrazone

23
Q

T or F

Writers will attempt to provide provisional definition of important terms and concepts
to advance their arguments.

A

True

24
Q

T or F
Readers may accept the
definitions or argue against it by offering their own definition

A

True

25
Q

a concrete and fixed definition used to represent or refer to concepts. (legal term, medical term, etc.)

A

TERM

26
Q

an abstract or general idea that represents a category, class, or notion

A

CONCEPT

27
Q

a reading strategy that
organizes ideas and the
main points of the text.

A

OUTLINING, SUMMARIZING, &
PARAPHRASING

28
Q

is the skeleton of the text
pinpointing the main ideas of the text

A

OUTLINING

29
Q

T or F

Outlining the text will allow you to see the
relationships among ideas

A

True

30
Q

a brief account of the important points of a text.

A

SUMMARIZING

31
Q

T or F

Summarizing will help you prepare for writing by providing a snapshot of the
arguments

A

True

32
Q

a restatement of a text in your own words and understanding

A

PARAPHRASING

33
Q

T or F

A paraphrase can be as long as the original
or even longer, while a summary is much
shorter

A

True

34
Q

Texts are not written in isolation
One needs to place the text in their context, and
how it can be influenced by the
• author’s biases and personal agenda; and
• social, political, historical, and cultural
circumstances

A

CONTEXTUALIZING

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