Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 67 · 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 was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) saying “who cares” (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking for feedback
4. 4.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
6. 6.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Is it over?”
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) forgetting the lesson (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
11. 11.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) repeating the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
14. 14.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake
16. 16.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) repeating the mistake
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked
20. 20.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
23. 23.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) keeping a thinking diary
25. 25.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) checking your answers
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
33. 33.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to learn from choices (c) to copy friends (d) to show off
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
35. 35.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) keeping a thinking diary
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
37. 37.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) hiding the mistake (d) trying a new way
40. 40.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False

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