Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 832 · 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.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) noting what worked (d) repeating the mistake
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
6. 6.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking what to change
8. 8.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) asking for feedback (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
10. 10.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson
15. 15.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
17. 17.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking for feedback (b) hiding the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
25. 25.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
27. 27.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) listening to new ideas (c) never deciding (d) ignoring facts
28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) blaming bad luck (c) checking your answers (d) noting what worked
29. 29.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
36. 36.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
38. 38.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
39. 39.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to fill pages (c) to learn from choices (d) to copy friends
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck

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