Name: ________________________________________________ Subject: _______________________________________________ Period: ___________ Date: ___________

What Type of Critical Thinker am I?

Matching: For each description, indicate from the three options (A, B, or C) which type of critical thinker is being described. A. Fairminded Critical Thinker B. Selfish Critical Thinker C. Nave Thinker __C__ 1) If I need to find the answer to a problem, I just ask someone else. __B__ 2) Thinking helps me get what I want. __A__ 3) Thinking helps me figure things out. __C__ 4) I mostly go along with what other people are doing. __A__ 5) Sometimes I do things I dont understand. __B__ 6) I question anyone who asks me to do what I dont want to do. __A__ 7) You cant always believe what people say. __C__ 8) I dont think messages on TV or the internet affect me, so I dont question them. __B__ 9) It helps to tell people what they want to hear. __C__ 10) I understand everything. __A__ 11) To understand other people you have to look at things as they do. __A__ 12) I want to make the world a better place.

13) Nave thinkers dont see why it is important to work on their thinking. They dont want to be bothered with developing their minds. 14) Fairminded critical thinkers work to improve their thinking whenever they can. They dont always have the right answers, but they work to improve their thinking over time. 15) Selfish critical thinkers are people who use their thinking to get what they want, without considering how their actions might affect other people.

Name: ________________________________________________ Subject: _______________________________________________ Period: ___________ Date: ___________

What Type of Critical Thinker am I?

Matching: For each description, indicate from the three options (A, B, or C) which type of critical thinker is being described. A. Fairminded Critical Thinker B. Selfish Critical Thinker C. Nave Thinker _____ 1) If I need to find the answer to a problem, I just ask someone else. _____ 2) Thinking helps me get what I want. _____ 3) Thinking helps me figure things out. _____ 4) I mostly go along with what other people are doing. _____ 5) Sometimes I do things I dont understand. _____ 6) I question anyone who asks me to do what I dont want to do. _____ 7) You cant always believe what people say. _____ 8) I dont think messages on TV or the internet affect me, so I dont question them. _____ 9) It helps to tell people what they want to hear. _____ 10) I understand everything. _____ 11) To understand other people you have to look at things as they do. _____ 12) I want to make the world a better place. Fill in the Blank: Write in the correct term to complete the definition. 13) _________________________ dont see why it is important to work on their thinking. They dont want to be bothered with developing their minds. 14) _________________________ work to improve their thinking whenever they can. They dont always have the right answers, but they work to improve their thinking over time. 15) _________________________ are people who use their thinking to get what they want, without considering how their actions might affect other people.