Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 374 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
2. 2.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
4. 4.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “What can I fix?”
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
6. 6.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) hiding the mistake
7. 7.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
9. 9.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to learn from choices (c) to fill pages (d) to show off
13. 13.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
14. 14.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
16. 16.Which of these learns nothing? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking for feedback
17. 17.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) forgetting the lesson (c) saying “who cares” (d) skipping the review
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
20. 20.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
21. 21.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking what to change
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) forgetting the lesson (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
24. 24.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked
27. 27.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
30. 30.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) listening to new ideas (c) agreeing with all (d) ignoring facts
32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) trying a new way (c) hiding the mistake (d) repeating the mistake
33. 33.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) repeating the mistake (d) checking your answers
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked
37. 37.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) skipping the review (c) asking for feedback (d) keeping a thinking diary
40. 40.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True

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