Write TRUE if the statement is correct, and FALSE if not. Write your answers in the space provided.

__________ 1. Cultivating strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills will make future choices easier as you complete a certificate or degree. __________ 2. "Higher-order" thinking skills are part of critical thinking because they involve breaking information apart, creating something new from the information, and assessing the information for reliability or usefulness. __________ 3. Creative thinkers are born with special powers of the imagination.
__________ 4. To improve your analytical thinking skills, practice with basic logic problems that require you to break apart the problem and examine the different parts to arrive at an answer. __________5. Someone who thinks critically takes information at its face value.
__________ 6. The more minds working on a problem, the more likely that all sides of the problem can be addressed, which may make the solution better. __________ 7. If you do not identify the cause of a problem, you may create a whole new problem or set of problems to solve.
__________ 8. You will need to use creative thinking to consider all sides of the solution before you make a final decision.
__________ 9. Critical thinking means constantly having to evaluate every piece of information that you receive. __________ 10. No matter what your position, your employer will value your ability to think critically and solve problems, and you will value the work you do if you are allowed to use those skills to improve yourself and your environment.​​