Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 568 · 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: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking for feedback (d) keeping a thinking diary
3. 3.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
7. 7.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) saying “who cares”
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
12. 12.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) trying a new way (d) noting what worked
13. 13.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) saying “who cares” (d) noting what worked
14. 14.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
17. 17.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to copy friends (c) to learn from choices (d) to show off
18. 18.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) ignoring facts (c) agreeing with all (d) listening to new ideas
19. 19.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
29. 29.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) trying a new way
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) asking for feedback (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
34. 34.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
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: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
38. 38.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked
40. 40.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) hiding the mistake

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