Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 219 · 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.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) blaming bad luck (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
4. 4.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
6. 6.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
13. 13.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) saying “who cares” (d) keeping a thinking diary
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) keeping a thinking diary
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
18. 18.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
20. 20.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
22. 22.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) checking your answers
25. 25.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
26. 26.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
28. 28.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
30. 30.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
31. 31.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
33. 33.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Why me?”
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
36. 36.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) hiding the mistake
38. 38.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) repeating the mistake

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