Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 269 · 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 right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
3. 3.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking for feedback (b) repeating the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
4. 4.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
6. 6.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) saying “who cares” (d) noting what worked
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
9. 9.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
13. 13.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) never deciding (c) agreeing with all (d) listening to new ideas
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
16. 16.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
20. 20.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) trying a new way (c) asking for feedback (d) repeating the mistake
24. 24.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) trying a new way
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
27. 27.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
29. 29.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
31. 31.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “What can I fix?”
32. 32.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
35. 35.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to show off (c) to copy friends (d) to learn from choices
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (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: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True

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