Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 80 · 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.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to show off (c) to fill pages (d) to learn from choices
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
3. 3.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “What can I fix?”
4. 4.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake
8. 8.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
10. 10.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
11. 11.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking what to change
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking what to change
14. 14.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
19. 19.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
22. 22.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these learns nothing? (a) skipping the review (b) asking for feedback (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
27. 27.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) checking your answers
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
31. 31.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
33. 33.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
35. 35.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
37. 37.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False

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