Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 464 · 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.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) never deciding (c) agreeing with all (d) ignoring facts
11. 11.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
14. 14.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
17. 17.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
20. 20.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
23. 23.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) trying a new way
24. 24.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
28. 28.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “I don’t care.”
29. 29.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
35. 35.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) skipping the review (c) asking what to change (d) checking your answers
37. 37.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) asking for feedback
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) saying “who cares” (d) noting what worked
39. 39.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to fill pages (c) to learn from choices (d) to copy friends
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded

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