Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 676 · 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? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (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 of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) keeping a thinking diary
4. 4.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
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) saying “who cares” (c) hiding the mistake (d) repeating the mistake
7. 7.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
13. 13.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
15. 15.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking for feedback (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) skipping the review
16. 16.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) saying “who cares” (d) keeping a thinking diary
19. 19.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Who did worse?”
21. 21.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) hiding the mistake (d) checking your answers
23. 23.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
27. 27.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
31. 31.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) agreeing with all (c) listening to new ideas (d) ignoring facts
32. 32.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) forgetting the lesson (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
36. 36.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
39. 39.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False

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