Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 209 · 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.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “I don’t care.”
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking what to change (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
5. 5.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Why me?”
6. 6.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) blaming bad luck (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
8. 8.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
10. 10.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking for feedback (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
14. 14.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
17. 17.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) skipping the review (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
25. 25.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
28. 28.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to learn from choices (c) to show off (d) to copy friends
31. 31.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) listening to new ideas (c) agreeing with all (d) never deciding
32. 32.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) repeating the mistake
34. 34.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
38. 38.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing

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