Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 582 · 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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
2. 2.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) saying “who cares”
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) hiding the mistake
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
10. 10.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) hiding the mistake
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
14. 14.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) skipping the review (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
15. 15.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) hiding the mistake
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
19. 19.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
23. 23.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to show off (c) to fill pages (d) to copy friends
24. 24.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) forgetting the lesson (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
26. 26.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
30. 30.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) hiding the mistake
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
35. 35.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Why me?”
36. 36.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) saying “who cares”
40. 40.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True

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