Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 782 · 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: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
2. 2.Which of these learns nothing? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) trying a new way
3. 3.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) trying a new way (c) forgetting the lesson (d) skipping the review
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
5. 5.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
10. 10.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
13. 13.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) listening to new ideas (c) never deciding (d) agreeing with all
15. 15.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
19. 19.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
24. 24.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) saying “who cares”
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) blaming bad luck (c) hiding the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
31. 31.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Is it over?”
32. 32.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) noting what worked
35. 35.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
39. 39.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked

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