Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 425 · 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 hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
6. 6.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) checking your answers (c) hiding the mistake (d) repeating the mistake
7. 7.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) asking what to change
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
13. 13.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) saying “who cares” (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
14. 14.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
16. 16.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) repeating the mistake
18. 18.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
19. 19.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
21. 21.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
25. 25.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting what worked (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking what to change
33. 33.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
35. 35.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) blaming bad luck (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking for feedback
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
38. 38.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True

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