Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 945 · 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 what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
4. 4.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
6. 6.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
7. 7.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
12. 12.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
13. 13.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
14. 14.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
15. 15.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
17. 17.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
19. 19.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) hiding the mistake
20. 20.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) skipping the review (d) asking for feedback
21. 21.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) agreeing with all (c) listening to new ideas (d) never deciding
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking what to change
23. 23.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
25. 25.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) skipping the review
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
29. 29.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
33. 33.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
37. 37.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to fill pages (c) to learn from choices (d) to copy friends
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
39. 39.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True

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