Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 185 · 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.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to copy friends (c) to learn from choices (d) to show off
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
4. 4.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
6. 6.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
7. 7.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) skipping the review (d) asking for feedback
9. 9.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) trying a new way (d) hiding the mistake
11. 11.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
13. 13.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) saying “who cares”
15. 15.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
17. 17.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
18. 18.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
20. 20.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-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 is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) repeating the mistake
23. 23.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) forgetting the lesson (c) checking your answers (d) noting what worked
26. 26.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
30. 30.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
34. 34.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) forgetting the lesson (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
35. 35.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
37. 37.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
39. 39.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”

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