Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 347 · 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: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to learn from choices (c) to copy friends (d) to show off
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) keeping a thinking diary
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) saying “who cares” (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
6. 6.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
10. 10.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
11. 11.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake
12. 12.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) skipping the review
14. 14.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “What can I fix?”
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
16. 16.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
17. 17.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) skipping the review
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
19. 19.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
21. 21.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
22. 22.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
26. 26.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
30. 30.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
32. 32.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) skipping the review (d) forgetting the lesson
36. 36.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
38. 38.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking for feedback (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake
39. 39.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
40. 40.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False

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