Exam 3: Critical Thinking and Viewing

​The single most important factor in growth of vocabulary is the child's language environment. Children have larger vocabularies when they are exposed to much high-quality language. The more words that children hear, the better. Specifically, children learn more words when their parents' speech is rich in different words and is grammatically sophisticated and when parents respond promptly and appropriately to their children's talk.  -adapted from Kail and Cavanaugh, Human Development: A Life-Span View , p. 165 What key word signals to the reader that a supporting detail is going to follow?​

Application of Skills Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 3 to select the best answer to the questions about the following paragraph. Technological developments in the 20 th  century changed the role of newspapers in the way news is delivered. From 1690 until the introduction of radio in 1920, newspapers were the only mass news medium available, attempting to deliver news and information as soon as it happened. Today's large urban newspapers, such as the  Los Angeles Times , rely on satellite-fed information, and these papers often run to 500 pages on Sunday. -adapted from Biagi, Media/Impact: An Introduction to Mass Media , p. 50. What is the main idea that the author is trying to convey?​

Replacing general words with more specific ones is a way to increase the coherence of an essay.​

​The single most important factor in growth of vocabulary is the child's language environment. Children have larger vocabularies when they are exposed to much high-quality language. The more words that children hear, the better. Specifically, children learn more words when their parents' speech is rich in different words and is grammatically sophisticated and when parents respond promptly and appropriately to their children's talk.  -adapted from Kail and Cavanaugh, Human Development: A Life-Span View , p. 165 Which detail below is NOT one of the ways parents can help their children develop a large vocabulary?​

Which of the following is NOT a step in analyzing?​

What are the key factors when considering the credibility of a source?​

A source is relevant when it contains accurate and timely information related to your topic of study.​

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 3 to select the best answer to the questions about the following bar graph. ​Study the information on the graph. What does the vertical line measure?

Application of Skills Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 3 to select the best answer to the questions about the following paragraph. Technological developments in the 20 th  century changed the role of newspapers in the way news is delivered. From 1690 until the introduction of radio in 1920, newspapers were the only mass news medium available, attempting to deliver news and information as soon as it happened. Today's large urban newspapers, such as the  Los Angeles Times , rely on satellite-fed information, and these papers often run to 500 pages on Sunday. -adapted from Biagi, Media/Impact: An Introduction to Mass Media , p. 50. Choose the word that best completes the statement: The text is meant to __________.​

Application of Skills Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 3 to select the best answer to the questions about the following paragraph. Technological developments in the 20 th  century changed the role of newspapers in the way news is delivered. From 1690 until the introduction of radio in 1920, newspapers were the only mass news medium available, attempting to deliver news and information as soon as it happened. Today's large urban newspapers, such as the  Los Angeles Times , rely on satellite-fed information, and these papers often run to 500 pages on Sunday. -adapted from Biagi, Media/Impact: An Introduction to Mass Media , p. 50. The paragraph is organized deductively.​

The three basic parts of every text - the beginning, the middle, and the ending - function similarly in paragraphs and essays.​

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: During the ______________ stage, the reader should consider whether the text has changed his/her understanding of the topic.​

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 3 to select the best answer to the questions about the following bar graph. ​What type of beverage is NOT considered in the bar graph?

During the prereading stage, the student should consider what information about the topic the author leaves out.​

When analyzing a visual, it is not important to discover who created the image.​

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 3 to select the best answer to the questions about the following bar graph. What beverage do both groups drink in equal amounts?​

​Match the below descriptions to the appropriate pattern of thinking.

Which question below is NOT one to ask when viewing a symbol for connotative meaning?​

Which of the following critical writing questions belongs in the prewriting stage?​

When analyzing a visual, which step comes first in the critical-viewing process?​