Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 598 · 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: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
2. 2.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
4. 4.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Who did worse?”
5. 5.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
7. 7.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) agreeing with all (c) listening to new ideas (d) never deciding
8. 8.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
11. 11.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) saying “who cares” (d) noting what worked
14. 14.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
19. 19.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking for feedback (c) repeating the mistake (d) hiding the mistake
21. 21.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
23. 23.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) repeating the mistake
25. 25.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
27. 27.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
30. 30.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) checking your answers (d) repeating the mistake
31. 31.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
34. 34.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
38. 38.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) skipping the review (c) hiding the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson

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