Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 202 · 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 copy friends (b) to show off (c) to fill pages (d) to learn from choices
2. 2.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) agreeing with all (c) listening to new ideas (d) never deciding
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
5. 5.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “What can I fix?”
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
8. 8.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
10. 10.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
13. 13.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) forgetting the lesson
15. 15.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
19. 19.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
21. 21.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
24. 24.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
25. 25.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
26. 26.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
30. 30.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
32. 32.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) hiding the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
35. 35.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) saying “who cares” (d) forgetting the lesson
37. 37.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True

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