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CRITICAL |\THINKING |\ATI |\PROCTORED |\
EXAM |\LATEST |\VERSION |\ 2025 || |\REAL |\
EXAM |\QUESTIONS |\WITH |\ANSWERS
Assume |\that |\whenever |\spring |\is |\late, |\the |\birds |\and |\the |\bees |\are |
small |\and |\hungry. |\Based |\on |\this |\assumption, |\which |\statement |
must |\be |\true? A: |\If |\spring |\is |\late, |\either |\the |\birds |\are |\small |\or |\the |\bees |\are |
hungry B: |\If |\spring |\is |\not |\late, |\the |\birds |\and |\the |\bees |\are |\neither |\small |
nor |\hungry |
C: |\If |\the |\bees |\are |\not |\small |\and |\the |\birds |\are |\not |\hungry, |\spring |
it |\not |\late |
D: |\If |\birds |\are |\hungry |\or |\the |\bees |\are |\small, |\then |\spring |\is |\late |- |
CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔B: |\If |\spring |\is |\not |\late, |\the |\birds |\and |\the |
bees |\are |\neither |\small |\nor |\hungry An |\elderly |\woman |\has |\cancer |\and |\is |\given |\the |\option |\of |\receiving |\an |\experimental |\drug |\to |\treat |\the |\cancer |\or |\receiving |\pain |
medication |\to |\control |\excessive |\pain. |\The |\cancer |\treatment |\might |\extend |\her |\life |\for |\ 6 |\months. |\However, |\the |\woman |\chooses |\to |
use |\the |\pain |\medication |\as |\needed. |\All |\of |\the |\following |\changes |
support |\the |\women's |\choice |\except? |
A: |\The |\woman's |\cancer |\therapy |\may |\not |\lengthen |\life
B: |\The |\woman's |\desire |\to |\live |\a |\better |\quality |\of |\life |\for |\her |
remaining |\days |
C: |\The |\woman's |\family |\wants |\her |\to |\receive |\the |\cancer |\treatment |
D: |\The |\woman |\wants |\to |\die |\without |\extraordinary |\medical |
interventions |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔C: |\The |\woman's |\family |
wants |\her |\to |\receive |\the |\cancer |\treatment The |\harmful |\effects |\of |\long |\term |\alcohol |\use |\are |\well |
documented. |\Which |\course |\of |\information |\best |\explains |\the |
harmful |\effects? |
A: |\Local |\hospital |\and |\physician |\reports B: |\Statistical |\data |\of |\the |\identified |\effects C: |\Coroners |\reports |\for |\the |\last |\five |\years D: |\Insurance |\claims |\from |\a |\highly |\populated |\state |- |\CORRECT |
ANSWERS |\✔✔B: |\Statistical |\data |\of |\the |\identified |\effects Police |\officers |\maintain |\the |\law. |\It |\is |\illegal |\to |\run |\a |\stoplight, |
therefore, |\police |\officers.. A: |\Never |\run |\stop |\lights B: |\Believe |\it |\is |\illegal |\to |\run |\a |\stoplight C: |\Consider |\stoplights |\important |
D: |\May |\issue |\a |\ticket |\if |\you |\run |\a |\stoplight |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
✔✔B: |\Believe |\it |\is |\illegal |\to |\run |\a |\stoplight
An |\advertisement |\reads, |"Neutrasplash |\helps |\prevent |\lines |\and |
wrinkles. |\Look |\younger |\today". |\Which |\statement |\gives |\a |\critical |
evaluation |\of |\this |\advertisement? A: |\This |\advertisement |\clarifies |\that |\only |\those |\that |\want |\to |\look |
younger |\should |\buy |\the |\product B: |\This |\advertisement |\gives |\several |\good |\reasons |\for |\purchasing |
the |\product |
C: |\The |\phrase |"help |\prevent" |\eliminates |\any |\promises |\about |\the |
performance |\of |\this |\product |
D: |\The |\name |\of |\the |\product |\indicated |\the |\products |\contains |
healthy |\ingredients |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔C: |\The |\phrase |"help |
prevent" |\eliminates |\any |\promises |\about |\the |\performance |\of |\this |
product A |\researcher |\collects |\information |\regarding |\the |\relationship |\of |
drinking |\orange |\juice |\and |\preventing |\the |\common |\cold. |\Which |
method |\would |\best |\assist |\the |\researcher |\in |\reaching |\a |
conclusion? A: |\Drink |\orange |\juice |\when |\a |\cold |\is |\coming |\on B: |\Conduct |\a |\survey |\of |\those |\who |\drink |\orange |\juice |\to |\prevent |\a |\cold C: |\Analyze |\the |\research |\data |\found |\in |\the |\scientific |\journals D: |\Review |\the |\chemical |\composition |\of |\orange |\juice |- |\CORRECT |
ANSWERS |\✔✔B: |\Conduct |\a |\survey |\of |\those |\who |\drink |\orange |
juice |\to |\prevent |\a |\cold
Building |\L |\is |\shorter |\than |\building |\X. |\Building |\Y |\is |\shorter |\than |
building |\L, |\but |\building |\M |\is |\shorter |\than |\building |\Y; |\therefore |
Building |\Y |\is |\shorter |\than |\building |\J. |\What |\premise |\must |\be |\added |\to |\require |\the |\conclusion |\to |\be |\true, |\assuming |\all |\of |\the |\premises |\are |\true? |
A: |\Building |\J |\is |\taller |\than |\M B: |\Building |\J |\is |\taller |\than |\L C: |\Building |\X |\is |\taller |\than |\J D: |\Building |\L |\is |\taller |\than |\J |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔D: |\Building |
L |\is |\taller |\than |\J A |\grocery |\clerk |\believes |\strongly |\in |\telling |\the |\truth |\however |\he |
lies |\to |\in |\Intruders |\who |\asked |\him |\where |\the |\store |\safe |\is |\kept. |
How |\could |\this |\contraindication |\be |\best |\explained? |\the |\grocery |
store |\clerk.. A: |\Was |\afraid |\of |\the |\Intruders |\and |\feared |\for |\his |\life B: |\wanted |\The |\Intruders |\to |\leave |\quickly C: |\obviously |\has |\very |\weak |\beliefs D: |\believe |\strongly |\in |\his |\work |\responsibilities |- |\CORRECT |
ANSWERS |\✔✔D: |\believe |\strongly |\in |\his |\work |\responsibilities Charlie |\and |\spot |\are |\dogs |\assume |\whenever |\it |\is |\hot |\Charlie |\and |
spot |\are |\lazy |\and |\quiet |\based |\on |\this |\assumption |\which |
statement |\must |\be |\true?
C: |\iron-rich |\food |\feed |\is |\associated |\with |\an |\increased |\track |\speed |\and |\resources D: |\regular |\non |\iron-rich |\feed |\causes |\decrease |\track |\speed |\in |
horses |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔C: |\iron-rich |\food |\feed |\is |
associated |\with |\an |\increased |\track |\speed |\and |\horses Consider |\the |\statement, |"all |\sick |\people |\should |\see |\a |\doctor. |\An |
elderly |\man |\is |\ill". |\therefore |\the |\man |
A. |\Should |\see |\a |\doctor B. |\Should |\see |\a |\doctor |\if |\he |\does |\not |\get |\well C. |\Is |\like |\most |\ill |\people D. |\May |\not |\get |\well |\unless |\he |\sees |\a |\doctor |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔A. |\Should |\see |\a |\doctor A |\science |\student |\is |\watching |\a |\television |\debate |\on |\the |\genetic |
cloning |\of |\animals. |\In |\order |\for |\the |\student |\to |\make |\a |\reasoned |
decision, |\the |\student |\must |\first |
A. |\Justify |\the |\opinions |\presented |\in |\the |\televised |\debate B. |\Accept |\the |\views |\of |\the |\most |\qualified |\expert C.. |\Engage |\in |\a |\debate |\with |\others D. |\Consider |\all |\the |\points |\of |\view |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔A. |
Justify |\the |\opinions |\presented |\in |\the |\televised |\debate Consider |\the |\following |\1) |\in |\ancient |\times, |\civilizations |\recorded |
their |\religious |\and |\cultural |\ideas |\and |\lifetime |\records |\in |\clay. |\2) |
Both |\famous |\and |\common |\people |\were |\honored |\in |\clay. |\3) |\In |\fact,
|\most |\of |\what |\we |\know |\of |\ancient |\civilizations |\come |\from |
studying |\clay |\pottery. |\4) |\all |\of |\the |\pots |\and |\bowls |\were |\made |\of |
clay. |\Assuming |\the |\preceding |\statements |\are |\true, |\statements |
two, |\three, |\and |\four: |
A. |\Prove |\statement |\one |\conclusively B. |\Explain |\why |\statement |\one |\is |\fake C. |\Describe |\all |\of |\the |\uses |\for |\clay D. |\Provide |\support |\for |\statement |\one |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔D. |\Provide |\support |\for |\statement |\one A |\college |\student |\is |\enrolled |\in |\a |\nuclear |\physics |\class. |\On |\the |
first |\day |\of |\class |\the |\instructor |\gives |\the |\student |\a |\reading |
assignment |\containing |\a |\long |\list |\of |\unfamiliar |\terms |\in |\order |\to |
build |\a |\strong |\knowledge |\base |\what |\should |\the |\student |\do? |
A. |\Ask |\a |\friend |\for |\help |\in |\understanding |\the |\terms. B.Define |\the |\terms |\prior |\to |\reading |\the |\assigment. C.Read |\the |\assign |\material |\in |\attempt |\to |\gain |\an |\understanding |
of |\each |\new |\term. D. |\Wait |\and |\see |\if |\the |\terms |\makes |\sense |\in |\the |\next |\couple |\of |
classes. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔C.Read |\the |\assign |\material |\in |
attempt |\to |\gain |\an |\understanding |\of |\each |\new |\term. Suppose |\a |\study |\of |\heroin |\users |\shows |\70% |\had |\used |\marijuana |
before |\they |\tried |\heroin. |\The |\conclusion |\of |\the |\study |\States |\all |
marijuana |\users |\will |\eventually |\try |\heroin |\the |\conclusion |\is |
A. |\Is |\a |\hasty |\generalization
C. |\The |\background |\of |\the |\defense |\lawyer |\and |\the |\prosecutor D. |\The |\consequences |\of |\the |\iury's |\decision |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
✔✔B. |\Open-mindedness |\to |\the |\evidence |\and |\to |\the |\law On |\a |\school |\playground, |\the |\teacher |\states, |"look |\at |\those |
children... On |\a |\school |\playground, |\the |\teacher |\states, |"look |\at |\those |
children |\running |\one |\right |\after |\the other. |\They |\are |\so |\close |\together |\that |\if |\one |\of |\them |\stops, |\the |
next |\one |\will |\run |\into |\the |\other. |\So, if |\one |\stops, |\they |\will |\fall |\down. |\Assuming |\the |\above |\statement |\is |\true, |\the |\main |\claim |\of |\the passage |\is? A. |\Is |\probably |\false, |\but |\could |\be |\true. B. |\Is |\probably |\true, |\but |\could |\be |\false. C. |\Could |\not |\be |\true. D. |\Must |\also |\be |\true. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔B. |\Is |\probably |
true, |\but |\could |\be |\false. A |\congressional |\candidate |\you |\oppose |\will |\write |\a |\newspaper |
article |\proposing |\new |\air |\traffic control |\regulations. |\To |\draw |\a |\conclusion |\about |\the |\article |\you |
would A. |\Consider |\your |\past |\experiences |\with |\the |\candidate B. |\Refute |\opinions |\presented |\in |\the |\article
C. |\Focus |\your |\attention |\on |\the |\argument |\being |\made D. |\Identify |\the |\personal |\importance |\of |\the |\regulation |- |\CORRECT |
ANSWERS |\✔✔C. |\Focus |\your |\attention |\on |\the |\argument |\being |
made The |\sky |\is |\full |\of |\clouds; |\therefore, |\it |\will |\rain |\today. |\Which |
statement |\best |\categorizes |\the reasoning |\of |\the |\speaker? A. |\Good. |\It |\cannot |\rain |\unless |\there |\are |\clouds. B. |\Faulty. |\The |\clouds |\may |\not |\be |\rain |\clouds. C. |\Good. |\When |\there |\are |\clouds, |\it |\always |\rains. |
D. |\Faulty. |\It |\may |\not |\rain |\until |\tomorrow |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
✔✔C. |\Good. |\When |\there |\are |\clouds, |\it |\always |\rains. Consider |\the |\following |\to |\determine |\the |\same |\pattern |\of |\letters, |\if |\ABCCBA, |\then |
A. |\CBAABC B. |\ZXYYXZ C. |\JKLKLJ D. |\MNOONM |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔D. |\MNOONM A |\high |\school |\biology |\student |\studied |\the |\effects |\of |\sunlight |\on |
plant |\growth |\for |\two |\months.
A. |\could |\not |\be |\false. B. |\could |\not |\be |\true. C. |\is |\probably |\true, |\but |\may |\be |\false. D. |\is |\probably |\false, |\but |\may |\be |\true. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔C. |\is |\probably |\true, |\but |\may |\be |\false. Determine |\the |\next |\logical |\set |\of |\numbers: |\if |\17, |\20, |\22, |\23, |
then: A. |\33, |\35, |\36, |\ 39 B. |\30, |\33, |\34, |\ 37 C. |\28, |\31, |\33, D. |\24, |\25, |\29, |\ 30 |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔C. |\28, |\31, |\33, Consider |\the |\following |\statement: |"not |\all |\actors |\are |\ready |\for |\the |\plan |\to |\open." |\this |\statement expresses |\the |\same |\idea |\as: A. |\None |\of |\the |\actors |\are |\ready |\for |\the |\play |\to |\open. B. |\Someone |\ready |\for |\the |\play |\to |\open |\is |\not |\an |\actor C. |\All |\of |\the |\actors |\are |\ready |\for |\the |\play |\to |\open D. |\At |\least |\one |\actor |\is |\not |\ready |\for |\the |\play |\to |\open |- |\CORRECT |
ANSWERS |\✔✔D. |\At |\least |\one |\actor |\is |\not |\ready |\for |\the |\play |\to |
open
It |\has |\been |\said, |"no |\one |\grows |\up |\in |\the |\same |\family." |\an |
explanation |\for |\this |\saying |\is: A. |\Birth |\order |\and |\family |\circumstances |\influence |\each |\child's |
experience B. |\Children |\compete |\for |\their |\parents |\attention |\in |\every |\family C. |\Parents |\are |\naturally |\biased |\and |\favor |\one |\child |\more |\than |
another D. |\Depending |\on |\birth |\order, |\children |\have |\different |\personalities |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔A. |\Birth |\order |\and |\family |\circumstances |\influence |\each |\child's |\experience You |\have |\had |\ 2 |\difficult |"blind |\dates" |\arranged |\by |\your |\best |
friend. |\Your |\cousin |\arranges |\for |\you |\to |\go |\out |\with |\a |\friend |\she |
thinks |\is |\perfect |\for |\you. |\Your |\best |\course |\of |\action |\is |\to: A. |\make |\the |\decision |\based |\solely |\on |\your |\past |\experiences. B. |\turn |\the |\date |\down. C. |\arrange |\to |\talk |\to |\the |\date |\by |\phone. D. |\accept |\the |\date |\enthusiastically. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔A. |
make |\the |\decision |\based |\solely |\on |\your |\past |\experiences. An |\insurance |\company |\proposes |\a |\new |\health |\care |\policy |\that |
would |\guarantee |\health |\care coverage |\for |\all |\citizens. |\In |\order |\to |\assist |\policy |\holders |\in |
making |\a |\decision, |\which |\information
several |\tests; |\however |\all |\of |\the |\last |\results |\are |\normal. |\Which |
statements |\provides |\the |\best explanations. A.The |\man |\has |\many |\physical |\problems |\that |\cannot |\be |
explained. B.The |\mas |\complains |\frequently |\and |\counselling |\is |
recommended. C.Even |\though |\the |\tests |\are |\normal; |\continual |\monitoring |\is |
needed. D. |\The |\signs |\and |\symptoms |\by |\the |\man |\are |\not |\real. |- |\CORRECT |
ANSWERS |\✔✔C. |\Even |\though |\the |\tests |\are |\normal; |\continual |
monitoring |\is |\needed. Read |\he |\following |\statements, |"Only |\people |\seeking |\rest |\and |
relaxation |\should |\buy |\a |\boat. |\Which |\statement |\expresses |\the |
same |\idea? A. |\If |\people |\want |\rest |\and |\relaxation, |\they |\should |\buy |\a |\boat. B. |\People |\can |\only |\find |\rest |\and |\relaxation |\by |\buying |\a |\boat. C. |\People |\should |\not |\buy |\a |\boat, |\unless |\they |\want |\rest |\and |
relaxation. D. |\If |\people |\buy |\a |\boat, |\they |\seek |\rest |\and |\relaxation. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔C. |\People |\should |\not |\buy |\a |\boat, |\unless |\they |\want |
rest |\and |\relaxation. In |\a |\debate |\regarding |\solutions |\to |\the |\rising |\costs |\of |\HealthCare, |
several |\points |\of |\view |\are
communicated. |\In |\order |\to |\make |\an |\informed |\decision |\about |\the |
issues |\what |\should |\a |\consumer |\do: A. |\Determine |\why |\people |\have |\so |\many |\opinions B. |\consider |\the |\advantages |\and |\disadvantages |\of |\each |\solution C. |\realize |\that |\it |\is |\impossible |\to |\sort |\through |\so |\many |\viewpoints D. |\interview |\each |\person |\who |\has |\different |\viewpoints |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔B. |\consider |\the |\advantages |\and |\disadvantages |\of |
each |\solution A |\chef |\conducts |\a |\cooking |\class |\and |\States |\this |\frying |\pan |\allows |
for |\several |\cooking |\methods |\which |\statement |\is |\the |\best |
interpretation |\of |\this |\claim: |
A. |\All |\frying |\pans |\have |\several |\cooking |\methods B. |\not |\every |\frying |\pan |\uses |\the |\same |\cooking |\method C. |\the |\same |\cooking |\method |\is |\used |\by |\several |\frying |\pans D. |\there |\is |\a |\special |\pan |\that |\allows |\for |\two |\cooking |\methods |- |
CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔B. |\not |\every |\frying |\pan |\uses |\the |\same |
cooking |\method A |\spokesperson |\for |\a |\car |\manufacturer |\states, |"there |\are |\two |
popular |\arguments |\that |\favor |\the |\55mph |\speed |\limit. |\First |\it |
saves |\lives, |\second |\it |\saves |\wear |\and |\tear |\on |\the |\car, |\however |
millions |\of |\people |\drive |\faster |\than |\the |\speed |\limit |\and |\their |\car |
show |\no |\signs |\of |\break |\down |\so |\I |\say |\there |\is |\no |\sense |\to |\the |
55mph |\speed |\limit" |\the |\speaker's |\reasoning |\is |\best |\evaluated |\as:
A. |\If |\someone |\is |\an |\exceptional |\student, |\that student |\is |\lazy |\but |\humble. B. |\No |\humbie |\students |\ere |\lazy. C. |\Every |\exceptional |\student |\is |\humble |\and |\not |\lazy. D. |\Exceptional |\students |\are |\neither |\humble |\nor |\lazy. |- |\CORRECT |
ANSWERS |\✔✔C. |\Every |\exceptional |\student |\is |\humble |\and |\not |
lazy.
