Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 803 · 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: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking for feedback (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
4. 4.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
9. 9.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) checking your answers (d) hiding the mistake
13. 13.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to show off (c) to fill pages (d) to copy friends
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
15. 15.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking for feedback
17. 17.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
19. 19.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) keeping a thinking diary
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) keeping a thinking diary
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
24. 24.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
25. 25.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
29. 29.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
32. 32.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Who did worse?”
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
34. 34.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
36. 36.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) trying a new way (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
38. 38.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) listening to new ideas (c) ignoring facts (d) agreeing with all
39. 39.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) asking for feedback (c) repeating the mistake (d) checking your answers
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing

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