Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 801 · 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: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson
6. 6.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) checking your answers (c) hiding the mistake (d) repeating the mistake
7. 7.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
11. 11.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking what to change
12. 12.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) hiding the mistake
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
15. 15.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
21. 21.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
25. 25.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
27. 27.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) saying “who cares”
28. 28.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
31. 31.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
35. 35.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to fill pages (c) to copy friends (d) to show off
36. 36.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) repeating the mistake
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) hiding the mistake
39. 39.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) agreeing with all (c) never deciding (d) listening to new ideas
40. 40.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False

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