Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 477 · 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 of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
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: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking for feedback
10. 10.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to show off (c) to copy friends (d) to fill pages
11. 11.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) never deciding (c) ignoring facts (d) agreeing with all
13. 13.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
14. 14.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
16. 16.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson
17. 17.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking for feedback
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
21. 21.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) hiding the mistake
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
27. 27.🔁 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.”
28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
29. 29.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
33. 33.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Who did worse?”
34. 34.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded

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