Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 110 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (What can I fix?): Open-minded: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.”, “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” Closed-minded: “I never change my mind.”, “I don’t care what the facts say.”, “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” Helps you improve: noting what worked, asking what to change, asking for feedback. Learns nothing: blaming bad luck, hiding the mistake.

1. 1.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) repeating the mistake (d) trying a new way
3. 3.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Who did worse?”
4. 4.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking for feedback
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
6. 6.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) agreeing with all (c) listening to new ideas (d) never deciding
11. 11.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
13. 13.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking for feedback
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) hiding the mistake
15. 15.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
19. 19.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
25. 25.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) saying “who cares” (d) trying a new way
26. 26.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
28. 28.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) saying “who cares” (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
31. 31.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
34. 34.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) saying “who cares” (d) skipping the review
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve

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