Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 996 · 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: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to learn from choices (c) to show off (d) to copy friends
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
5. 5.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review
8. 8.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
10. 10.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) repeating the mistake
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) asking for feedback (c) hiding the mistake (d) repeating the mistake
14. 14.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
16. 16.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) saying “who cares” (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
19. 19.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) listening to new ideas (c) never deciding (d) agreeing with all
20. 20.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) asking for feedback (c) saying “who cares” (d) hiding the mistake
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
24. 24.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Is it over?”
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
26. 26.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) saying “who cares”
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
31. 31.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
35. 35.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
37. 37.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
39. 39.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False

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