Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 580 · 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: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
6. 6.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) hiding the mistake
8. 8.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
11. 11.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “What can I fix?”
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking for feedback (c) saying “who cares” (d) forgetting the lesson
14. 14.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) agreeing with all (c) never deciding (d) listening to new ideas
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) saying “who cares”
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) trying a new way (c) repeating the mistake (d) skipping the review
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
28. 28.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
30. 30.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to copy friends (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices
36. 36.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking what to change
40. 40.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False

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