Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 572 · 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: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) listening to new ideas (c) agreeing with all (d) ignoring facts
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) saying “who cares”
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
9. 9.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking for feedback (d) keeping a thinking diary
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
12. 12.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “What can I fix?”
13. 13.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
15. 15.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) checking your answers
18. 18.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to learn from choices (c) to show off (d) to copy friends
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
21. 21.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) checking your answers
26. 26.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
29. 29.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) skipping the review (c) forgetting the lesson (d) repeating the mistake
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
32. 32.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
35. 35.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
39. 39.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True

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