Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 696 · 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) “I don’t care.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
2. 2.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) blaming bad luck (c) hiding the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
7. 7.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake
9. 9.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) skipping the review (d) checking your answers
10. 10.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) keeping a thinking diary
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) skipping the review
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) trying a new way
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
18. 18.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) repeating the mistake
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
21. 21.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) repeating the mistake (d) trying a new way
22. 22.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
25. 25.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
30. 30.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) skipping the review
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
33. 33.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
35. 35.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) hiding the mistake
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
40. 40.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked

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