Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

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

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