Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 324 · 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) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) repeating the mistake
3. 3.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
8. 8.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) trying a new way (d) repeating the mistake
9. 9.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to learn from choices (c) to fill pages (d) to copy friends
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) saying “who cares”
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
14. 14.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Why me?”
19. 19.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) agreeing with all (c) listening to new ideas (d) ignoring facts
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
22. 22.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “I don’t care.”
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
25. 25.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) skipping the review (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) asking for feedback
29. 29.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
31. 31.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) trying a new way
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) keeping a thinking diary
34. 34.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
36. 36.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) saying “who cares” (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True

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