4 | Read the text below and decide which answer (a, b or c) best fits each gap.

It has been believed that in real life situations, people who can think critically 1) ★★★ better than people with very high IQ. It is because of critical thinkers' 2) ★★★ problem solving abilities. Such people are very good problem solvers. Their solutions are mostly creative and lasting. They have 3) ★★★ the skill to separate facts from opinions and fiction, and examine the problem from all 4) ★★★. It helps them make clever decisions.

There are a lot of other benefits of critical thinking as well. This 5) ★★★ life skills such as organisational, planning, communication skills, learning from mistakes, etc. Thanks to all these priceless skills, critical thinkers tend to 6) ★★★ success in all spheres of life. of A critical thinker also has a great interest to learn what is happening around him/her. A strong interest helps them analyse and understand information and events. In the process, they |

develop their own ideas, mostly out-of-box ones. This 7) ★★★ their creativity. Creativity is a skill that almost all critical thinkers 8) ★★★ effectively in their professional and personal life very often.

1. | a. perform | b. enrol | c. fail
2. | a. experienced | b. shared | c. unique
3. | a. respected | b. acquired | c. supported
4. | a. selections | b. angles | c. outcomes
5. | a. includes | b. improves | c. interacts
6. | a. solve | b. achieve | c. defend
7. | a. improves | b. experience | c. has
8. | a. share | b. guarantee | c. apply