Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 126 · 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: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
3. 3.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
15. 15.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) hiding the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) saying “who cares” (d) trying a new way
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
19. 19.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
23. 23.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
24. 24.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) keeping a thinking diary
25. 25.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) trying a new way (c) forgetting the lesson (d) skipping the review
27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) hiding the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) checking your answers
28. 28.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
29. 29.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Who did worse?”
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
32. 32.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
34. 34.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
37. 37.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
40. 40.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False

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