Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 282 · 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.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) keeping a thinking diary
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
3. 3.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
6. 6.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to show off (c) to fill pages (d) to learn from choices
7. 7.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) agreeing with all (c) ignoring facts (d) never deciding
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
11. 11.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔁 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) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
13. 13.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
14. 14.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
21. 21.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) keeping a thinking diary
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
24. 24.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) skipping the review (d) trying a new way
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) saying “who cares”
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
29. 29.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) skipping the review
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking what to change (d) trying a new way
32. 32.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) skipping the review
33. 33.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
35. 35.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) asking for feedback
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
40. 40.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False

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