Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 389 · 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 hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
3. 3.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) blaming bad luck (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
6. 6.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Why me?”
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
9. 9.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) noting what worked (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
21. 21.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
22. 22.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
24. 24.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) skipping the review (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
25. 25.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
27. 27.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
29. 29.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
31. 31.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking for feedback (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) forgetting the lesson (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
35. 35.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded

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