Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 844 · 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? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
3. 3.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Is it over?”
4. 4.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
7. 7.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
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: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
13. 13.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) saying “who cares”
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
15. 15.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) trying a new way (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
17. 17.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) blaming bad luck (c) hiding the mistake (d) repeating the mistake
18. 18.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
21. 21.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
24. 24.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
27. 27.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
30. 30.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to learn from choices (c) to fill pages (d) to show off
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) skipping the review (c) forgetting the lesson (d) repeating the mistake
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) hiding the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback
35. 35.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
36. 36.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) agreeing with all (c) ignoring facts (d) never deciding
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change

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