Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 431 · 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 of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
2. 2.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
4. 4.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) checking your answers
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
7. 7.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) skipping the review
11. 11.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) hiding the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) keeping a thinking diary
14. 14.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) never deciding (c) agreeing with all (d) listening to new ideas
15. 15.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “I don’t care.”
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
18. 18.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
21. 21.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) checking your answers
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
25. 25.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) saying “who cares” (d) forgetting the lesson
26. 26.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) asking for feedback (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
29. 29.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) hiding the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
34. 34.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Who did worse?”
36. 36.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
39. 39.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
40. 40.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to fill pages (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices

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