Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 101 · 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 helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
2. 2.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to learn from choices (c) to fill pages (d) to show off
3. 3.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “What can I fix?”
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
5. 5.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) forgetting the lesson (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) checking your answers
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) checking your answers (d) repeating the mistake
7. 7.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
9. 9.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
11. 11.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
15. 15.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
17. 17.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) saying “who cares” (d) noting what worked
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) asking what to change
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
27. 27.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
31. 31.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) repeating the mistake
34. 34.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
36. 36.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
39. 39.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded

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