Question

What is critical thinking? Critical thinking is defined as thinking logically and developing an ability to ask questions or ask for evidence for a particular subject. Developing critical thinking skills in a child through the right critical thinking exercises is very important.

Critical thinking develops the ability of subjective analysis of a particular fact. Critical thinking is to evaluate the reason behind a particular fact. All possible viewpoints must be thought about before analyzing a fact, and this develops problem-solving skills in a child.

Here are some exercises you can use to encourage your child to think critically.

Quiz your child. Ask your child about daily activities that he does in the school. Quiz him about certain things that do not have a single correct answer. This will increase his ability to think about the things he’s just learned in class. Keep on telling your child simple information about nature, like the seasons when flowers bloom. You can either ask him questions or just explain to him in a casual way.

Recognize and classify. For critical thinking, your child must learn to recognize important information that is closely connected with the subject. Classification of things on a certain firm and logical basis of information is included in the critical thinking ability. Colorful toys or images can be included in teaching critical thinking. Ask your child to identify the names of the flowers, fruits and animals from a colorful chart.

Critical thinking exercises are not intended to make your child intelligent, but it is about making him successful in his decision-making ability and helping him make a successful career. Although thinking habits are cultivated(培养) in early childhood through exercises, they are indeed helpful for a lifetime.

Title: Critical Thinking Exercises for Children

1.____of critical thinking	●Thinking logically. ●An ability2._________ ●An ability to ask for evidence for a particular subject.
Benefits	●Enable your child to 3.______particular facts widely and subjectively. ●Develop 4.______in a child.
Critical thinking exercises	Quiz	●Ask the child about his daily activities in the school. ●Quiz him about certain things with more than one 5._________ Share simple information about 6.____ casually
7.______	● Learn to recognize important information. ● Classify things on a certain firm and logical basis of information ● Ask your child to 8.__________of the flowers, fruits and animals from a colorful chart.
9.__________	To develop the child’s ability to10._____ and help him make a successful career.

Answer 1

1.Definition

2.to ask questions

3.analyze

4.problem-solving skills

5.correct answers

6.nature7

7.Recognize and classify

8.identify the names

9.Purposes/Aims

10.make decisions

【解析】

试题分析：试题分析：批判性思维是基于充分的理性和事实、而非感性和传闻来进行理论评估与客观评价的能力与意愿。逻辑性思维能让你的孩子广泛地思考生活中发生的事和掌握事情处理的技巧。可以通过问孩子他在学校的日常活动，分享一些简单的自然现象来考察他的批判性思维，提高批判性思维的目的就在于能提高孩子解决问题的能力并且能使他获得成功。

1.Definition 定义，文章首句话就问什么是判断思维，接下来就是判断思维的定义。故填definition 。

2.to ask questions 原文再现，根据文章第一段第一行an ability to ask questions 。

3.analyze 词性转换，根据文章第二段第一行Critical thinking develops the ability of subjective analysis of a particular fact把原文中的名词analysis改成了动词analyze来修饰particular facts。

4.problem-solving skills 原文再现，根据文章第二段最后一句and this develops problem-solving skills in a child.

5.correct answers 原文再现，根据文章第四段第二行Quiz him about certain things that do not have a single correct answer.

6.nature 原文再现，根据文章第四段第三行Keep on telling your child simple information about nature，意思就告诉你孩子一些关于自然的简单信息。

7.Recognize and classify 原文再现，根据文章第五段第一行Recognize and classify.

8.identify the names 原文再现，根据文章第五段第四行Ask your child to identify the names of the flowers,

9.Purposes/Aims 目的目标，文章最后一段第一句有提示词组intend to ，意思就是说判断性思维训练的目的。故填Purposes/Aims 。

10. make decisions 词性转换，原文中是but it is about making him successful in his decision-making ability and helping him make a successful career. 把形容词decision-making 转化为动词词组。

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