Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 586 · 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.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
2. 2.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
4. 4.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
8. 8.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
10. 10.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
12. 12.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Why me?”
13. 13.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
16. 16.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) forgetting the lesson
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
24. 24.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) repeating the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) forgetting the lesson
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
26. 26.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
29. 29.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) agreeing with all (c) never deciding (d) listening to new ideas
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
32. 32.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
35. 35.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) skipping the review
36. 36.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) asking for feedback (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
40. 40.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True

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