Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 458 · 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.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
2. 2.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Why me?”
3. 3.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) saying “who cares” (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
5. 5.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
7. 7.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) ignoring facts (c) never deciding (d) agreeing with all
8. 8.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) hiding the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) trying a new way
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
11. 11.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
12. 12.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to copy friends (c) to fill pages (d) to learn from choices
14. 14.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) trying a new way
15. 15.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking what to change (d) trying a new way
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
17. 17.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) asking for feedback
23. 23.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
25. 25.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) checking your answers
28. 28.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
32. 32.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) trying a new way
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
36. 36.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False

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