Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 136 · 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: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
4. 4.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to copy friends (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices
5. 5.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
10. 10.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) trying a new way (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking for feedback
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) keeping a thinking diary
13. 13.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) trying a new way (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
14. 14.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
16. 16.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) repeating the mistake
17. 17.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) agreeing with all (c) ignoring facts (d) never deciding
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
19. 19.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
26. 26.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review
28. 28.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
35. 35.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
38. 38.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) skipping the review

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