Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 307 · 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: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
3. 3.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Why me?”
6. 6.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
9. 9.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to show off (c) to copy friends (d) to learn from choices
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) hiding the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
16. 16.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
19. 19.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
23. 23.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) hiding the mistake (d) checking your answers
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
29. 29.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
35. 35.🔁 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.”
36. 36.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
39. 39.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) skipping the review
40. 40.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck

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