Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 216 · 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: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
4. 4.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) hiding the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
7. 7.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
8. 8.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking for feedback
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
10. 10.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
13. 13.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) skipping the review
17. 17.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
19. 19.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) listening to new ideas (c) ignoring facts (d) never deciding
20. 20.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “What can I fix?”
21. 21.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
22. 22.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) checking your answers
24. 24.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
28. 28.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) checking your answers (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
31. 31.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
34. 34.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
36. 36.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded

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