Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

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

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