Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 335 · 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: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) checking your answers
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) checking your answers
6. 6.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “What can I fix?”
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking what to change
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
13. 13.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) forgetting the lesson (d) skipping the review
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
15. 15.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) ignoring facts (c) agreeing with all (d) listening to new ideas
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) checking your answers (c) trying a new way (d) noting what worked
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
18. 18.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
20. 20.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
21. 21.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
28. 28.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
32. 32.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) asking for feedback (d) saying “who cares”
33. 33.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
35. 35.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) forgetting the lesson
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
37. 37.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
39. 39.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded

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