Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 68 · 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 closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Why me?”
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
4. 4.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) hiding the mistake
5. 5.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
6. 6.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) blaming bad luck (c) forgetting the lesson (d) skipping the review
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
9. 9.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) repeating the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) hiding the mistake
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
16. 16.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) repeating the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) noting what worked
17. 17.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
21. 21.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to fill pages (c) to learn from choices (d) to copy friends
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
24. 24.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
25. 25.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) ignoring facts (c) agreeing with all (d) listening to new ideas
26. 26.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
27. 27.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
28. 28.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
31. 31.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
32. 32.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) hiding the mistake
36. 36.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) repeating the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) forgetting the lesson
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
40. 40.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False

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