Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 290 · 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: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
2. 2.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
6. 6.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
11. 11.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) listening to new ideas (c) agreeing with all (d) ignoring facts
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking what to change (c) trying a new way (d) asking for feedback
14. 14.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to fill pages (c) to learn from choices (d) to show off
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
16. 16.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Why me?”
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) hiding the mistake
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking for feedback
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) asking for feedback (d) hiding the mistake
21. 21.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
24. 24.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) asking for feedback
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
28. 28.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) asking for feedback
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
33. 33.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
36. 36.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “I don’t care.”
37. 37.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) forgetting the lesson
38. 38.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False

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