Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 127 · 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.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
2. 2.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
3. 3.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to learn from choices (c) to show off (d) to copy friends
4. 4.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) repeating the mistake
5. 5.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
6. 6.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
9. 9.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
12. 12.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) skipping the review (d) checking your answers
14. 14.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) skipping the review (d) asking for feedback
16. 16.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking what to change (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
20. 20.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) hiding the mistake
21. 21.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) trying a new way
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
26. 26.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
28. 28.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Who did worse?”
29. 29.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking what to change
35. 35.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) listening to new ideas (c) ignoring facts (d) never deciding
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
38. 38.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False

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