Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

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

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