Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 938 · 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.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking for feedback (d) trying a new way
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
3. 3.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
4. 4.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
6. 6.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
12. 12.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) forgetting the lesson (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
14. 14.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) hiding the mistake
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) forgetting the lesson (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
17. 17.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
20. 20.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) listening to new ideas (c) agreeing with all (d) ignoring facts
21. 21.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to learn from choices (c) to fill pages (d) to copy friends
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
24. 24.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
26. 26.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
27. 27.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
29. 29.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) hiding the mistake
31. 31.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
33. 33.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) keeping a thinking diary
35. 35.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) trying a new way
37. 37.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve

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