Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 517 · 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.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to learn from choices (c) to copy friends (d) to show off
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
3. 3.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) listening to new ideas (c) ignoring facts (d) agreeing with all
5. 5.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking for feedback (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking for feedback (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked
9. 9.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) keeping a thinking diary
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
16. 16.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) saying “who cares” (d) trying a new way
21. 21.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) repeating the mistake
26. 26.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) checking your answers
30. 30.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
34. 34.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) asking what to change (d) saying “who cares”
36. 36.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
39. 39.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True

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