Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 990 · 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 was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
2. 2.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) skipping the review (c) forgetting the lesson (d) hiding the mistake
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) skipping the review
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) saying “who cares”
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
13. 13.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
17. 17.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking what to change
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
19. 19.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “What can I fix?”
23. 23.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) skipping the review
24. 24.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
30. 30.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) agreeing with all (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
32. 32.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
35. 35.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) trying a new way
37. 37.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
40. 40.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True

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