Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 548 · 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 open-minded. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
7. 7.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
9. 9.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Who did worse?”
10. 10.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
13. 13.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) hiding the mistake
16. 16.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) agreeing with all (c) listening to new ideas (d) ignoring facts
17. 17.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
19. 19.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to learn from choices (c) to show off (d) to fill pages
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
21. 21.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) saying “who cares”
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
26. 26.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking what to change
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking for feedback (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
28. 28.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
31. 31.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
36. 36.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
37. 37.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
39. 39.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded

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