Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 842 · 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: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) trying a new way (c) saying “who cares” (d) hiding the mistake
4. 4.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
6. 6.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
9. 9.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
13. 13.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to show off (c) to learn from choices (d) to fill pages
14. 14.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
16. 16.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) keeping a thinking diary
18. 18.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) trying a new way
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) asking for feedback
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) repeating the mistake
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
26. 26.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Why me?”
27. 27.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) saying “who cares” (d) repeating the mistake
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
30. 30.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) noting what worked
32. 32.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
34. 34.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) ignoring facts (c) agreeing with all (d) never deciding
35. 35.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
39. 39.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve

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