Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

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

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