Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 200 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) saying “who cares” (c) checking your answers (d) asking for feedback
2. 2.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
4. 4.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
5. 5.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) checking your answers (d) skipping the review
7. 7.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.Which of these learns nothing? (a) skipping the review (b) asking what to change (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) checking your answers
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
17. 17.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to fill pages (c) to show off (d) to copy friends
21. 21.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
23. 23.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
26. 26.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) repeating the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
28. 28.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) trying a new way (d) asking what to change
30. 30.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked
35. 35.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
38. 38.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking for feedback (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked
40. 40.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True

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