Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

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

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