Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

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

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