Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

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

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