Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 525 · 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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking what to change
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
5. 5.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
7. 7.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
9. 9.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
12. 12.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to show off (c) to fill pages (d) to copy friends
13. 13.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
17. 17.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
19. 19.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) listening to new ideas (d) ignoring facts
20. 20.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Who did worse?”
21. 21.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
23. 23.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
25. 25.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
28. 28.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
29. 29.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
32. 32.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) saying “who cares” (c) trying a new way (d) noting what worked
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
40. 40.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True

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