Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 240 · 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: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) repeating the mistake
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
7. 7.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
10. 10.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) hiding the mistake
11. 11.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
14. 14.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) hiding the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) skipping the review
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
19. 19.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) asking for feedback (d) hiding the mistake
24. 24.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
26. 26.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking what to change
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) checking your answers
31. 31.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Why me?”
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
34. 34.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
36. 36.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) listening to new ideas (c) agreeing with all (d) never deciding
37. 37.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these learns nothing? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) checking your answers
40. 40.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False

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