Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 484 · 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.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to copy friends (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices
2. 2.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) never deciding (c) ignoring facts (d) agreeing with all
3. 3.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked
6. 6.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) keeping a thinking diary
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking for feedback
9. 9.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) asking for feedback
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
15. 15.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
16. 16.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
20. 20.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking what to change
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
23. 23.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) hiding the mistake
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) saying “who cares” (c) forgetting the lesson (d) repeating the mistake
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) hiding the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
35. 35.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
39. 39.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded

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