ATI CRITICAL THINKING EXAM |
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+ | 2025/2026 GUIDE
Scientific studies have discovered a link between chewing gum and
better performance when it comes to tests. Research shows that this is
because the act of chewing gum correlates with heightened activity in
the hippocampus- the region of the brain which handles memory. When
activity in the hippocampus is increases, it appears though the ability to
recall memories is strengthened. which of the following inferences can
be made?
a. Chewing gum causes heightened activity in the hippocampus
b. There is a correlation between chewing gum and better recollection of
memories
c. Students who chew gum will perform worse in exams than students
who do not.
Correct response is B.
a- insufficient data- correlation/causation
c-there is a link of doing better, no link that it makes you do worse.
At the beginning of Sept 2015, the govt launched a program to improve
learning at A-level across the country. The goal w to improve A-level
results between A and C students scoring between a C and an A in their
,A-level rose from50% in 2015 to 75% in 2016. The number of students
scoring U had dropped from 15% to 12% and between E and D scored
were down from 45% to a meager 13%. which of the following
interpretations is true?
a. The govt has been successful in this program
b. The govt's goals have been achieved or exceeded
c. Students who would've likely achieved between a D or an E were now
achieving a to C
correct answer is b (goal was met)
a-doesn't mean the program causes high improvement
c-does not follow- students in different year just may have been more
capable
Some objects with four wheels are cars. All cars posses a steering
wheel. This object has four wheels but no steering wheel. Therefore:
a. this object is a car
b. this object is not a car
c. this object is a bike
correct response is b.
a-only some object with four wheels is car, and does not meet all the
steering wheels
c-bikes have 2 wheels
,A doctor gives a man 8 pills and tells him to take one every 3 hours,
starting now. If the man does as he is told, how long will it be until he has
take all of the pills?
a. 18
b.21
c.24
d.32
24
What is the 10th number in this sequence? 5,11,17,23,29,35,....
a.51
b.53
c.59
d.61
59
One hundred young adults in their 20s and 30s paid to participate in a
recent speed dating event at a bar in a big city. At this event, education
and occupation were the most commonly discussed topics among the
speed daters, because young adults today view these topics as the most
important for finding an ideal partner.
A majority of young adults had not previously discussed the topics of
education and occupation with their previous potential partners.
, a. True
b. Probably true
c.Insufficient Data
d. Probably false
e. False
d. Probably False
Ms. White, who lives in a village in the countryside, was brought before
the village’s court for the third time in the past six months due to not
picking up after her dog. She pleaded innocence but was found guilty
and fined $200, which she paid, as happened the previous two times.
There were two consecutive months during the past six months when
Ms. White properly picked up after her dog.
a. True
b. Probably true
c.Insufficient Data
d. Probably false
e. False
Insufficient data
Josie’s English teacher gives her class a vocabulary quiz every
Wednesday, and Josie has never done well on any of the quizzes. What
can Josie do to improve her score on the next vocabulary quiz?
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+ | 2025/2026 GUIDE
Scientific studies have discovered a link between chewing gum and
better performance when it comes to tests. Research shows that this is
because the act of chewing gum correlates with heightened activity in
the hippocampus- the region of the brain which handles memory. When
activity in the hippocampus is increases, it appears though the ability to
recall memories is strengthened. which of the following inferences can
be made?
a. Chewing gum causes heightened activity in the hippocampus
b. There is a correlation between chewing gum and better recollection of
memories
c. Students who chew gum will perform worse in exams than students
who do not.
Correct response is B.
a- insufficient data- correlation/causation
c-there is a link of doing better, no link that it makes you do worse.
At the beginning of Sept 2015, the govt launched a program to improve
learning at A-level across the country. The goal w to improve A-level
results between A and C students scoring between a C and an A in their
,A-level rose from50% in 2015 to 75% in 2016. The number of students
scoring U had dropped from 15% to 12% and between E and D scored
were down from 45% to a meager 13%. which of the following
interpretations is true?
a. The govt has been successful in this program
b. The govt's goals have been achieved or exceeded
c. Students who would've likely achieved between a D or an E were now
achieving a to C
correct answer is b (goal was met)
a-doesn't mean the program causes high improvement
c-does not follow- students in different year just may have been more
capable
Some objects with four wheels are cars. All cars posses a steering
wheel. This object has four wheels but no steering wheel. Therefore:
a. this object is a car
b. this object is not a car
c. this object is a bike
correct response is b.
a-only some object with four wheels is car, and does not meet all the
steering wheels
c-bikes have 2 wheels
,A doctor gives a man 8 pills and tells him to take one every 3 hours,
starting now. If the man does as he is told, how long will it be until he has
take all of the pills?
a. 18
b.21
c.24
d.32
24
What is the 10th number in this sequence? 5,11,17,23,29,35,....
a.51
b.53
c.59
d.61
59
One hundred young adults in their 20s and 30s paid to participate in a
recent speed dating event at a bar in a big city. At this event, education
and occupation were the most commonly discussed topics among the
speed daters, because young adults today view these topics as the most
important for finding an ideal partner.
A majority of young adults had not previously discussed the topics of
education and occupation with their previous potential partners.
, a. True
b. Probably true
c.Insufficient Data
d. Probably false
e. False
d. Probably False
Ms. White, who lives in a village in the countryside, was brought before
the village’s court for the third time in the past six months due to not
picking up after her dog. She pleaded innocence but was found guilty
and fined $200, which she paid, as happened the previous two times.
There were two consecutive months during the past six months when
Ms. White properly picked up after her dog.
a. True
b. Probably true
c.Insufficient Data
d. Probably false
e. False
Insufficient data
Josie’s English teacher gives her class a vocabulary quiz every
Wednesday, and Josie has never done well on any of the quizzes. What
can Josie do to improve her score on the next vocabulary quiz?
