Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 691 · 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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
4. 4.Which of these learns nothing? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked
5. 5.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
10. 10.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) forgetting the lesson (d) repeating the mistake
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
13. 13.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) hiding the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking for feedback
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) trying a new way (d) saying “who cares”
18. 18.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
21. 21.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
24. 24.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) checking your answers
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
26. 26.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) repeating the mistake
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) saying “who cares” (c) repeating the mistake (d) checking your answers
29. 29.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking for feedback (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
33. 33.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
36. 36.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
37. 37.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) ignoring facts (c) listening to new ideas (d) never deciding
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing

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