Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 266 · 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: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
4. 4.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Why me?”
5. 5.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
8. 8.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
10. 10.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
16. 16.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) repeating the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) repeating the mistake
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
21. 21.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to copy friends (c) to learn from choices (d) to show off
22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
23. 23.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
26. 26.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) ignoring facts (c) listening to new ideas (d) never deciding
27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) hiding the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) checking your answers
28. 28.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “I don’t care.”
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
31. 31.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) checking your answers
35. 35.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking for feedback
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
39. 39.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way

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