Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 382 · 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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.🔁 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.”
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
5. 5.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking what to change
6. 6.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) skipping the review
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) checking your answers
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
12. 12.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
13. 13.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) keeping a thinking diary
15. 15.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
18. 18.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking what to change (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) repeating the mistake
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
21. 21.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
24. 24.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
26. 26.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) hiding the mistake
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking for feedback
30. 30.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
31. 31.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to show off (c) to learn from choices (d) to copy friends
32. 32.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) trying a new way (d) repeating the mistake
34. 34.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
38. 38.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) skipping the review

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