Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 757 · 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.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
2. 2.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) noting what worked
4. 4.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
7. 7.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking for feedback
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
10. 10.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
12. 12.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
14. 14.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) trying a new way (c) skipping the review (d) hiding the mistake
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
19. 19.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking for feedback (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
21. 21.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
23. 23.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking for feedback (c) saying “who cares” (d) noting what worked
26. 26.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
29. 29.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
30. 30.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Is it over?”
31. 31.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) forgetting the lesson (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
35. 35.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to show off (c) to fill pages (d) to learn from choices
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
37. 37.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
40. 40.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True

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