Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

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

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