Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 552 · 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? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) saying “who cares” (c) trying a new way (d) checking your answers
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
7. 7.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
8. 8.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to fill pages (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) listening to new ideas (c) never deciding (d) agreeing with all
12. 12.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Why me?”
14. 14.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
17. 17.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) forgetting the lesson (d) keeping a thinking diary
20. 20.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) trying a new way (c) saying “who cares” (d) forgetting the lesson
26. 26.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) repeating the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
30. 30.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
32. 32.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) skipping the review
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
38. 38.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) checking your answers
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False

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