Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 976 · 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: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
4. 4.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) keeping a thinking diary
5. 5.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) trying a new way
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) checking your answers (c) saying “who cares” (d) hiding the mistake
9. 9.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
15. 15.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) repeating the mistake
18. 18.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) trying a new way
22. 22.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
26. 26.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) never deciding (c) agreeing with all (d) listening to new ideas
27. 27.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) saying “who cares”
31. 31.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
33. 33.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
34. 34.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
36. 36.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) saying “who cares” (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking for feedback
39. 39.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing

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