Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 156 · 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.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
5. 5.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
7. 7.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking for feedback (b) blaming bad luck (c) hiding the mistake (d) repeating the mistake
10. 10.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
12. 12.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these learns nothing? (a) skipping the review (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) checking your answers
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) asking for feedback
15. 15.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
16. 16.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) skipping the review
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) forgetting the lesson
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
20. 20.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
23. 23.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) trying a new way
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
25. 25.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) ignoring facts (c) listening to new ideas (d) agreeing with all
28. 28.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to copy friends (c) to fill pages (d) to show off
29. 29.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
30. 30.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
33. 33.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking what to change
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) trying a new way
35. 35.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False

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