Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 705 · 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? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
2. 2.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
4. 4.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “I don’t care.”
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
6. 6.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) asking for feedback
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
10. 10.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) repeating the mistake (d) skipping the review
11. 11.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) checking your answers
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
14. 14.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
18. 18.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
20. 20.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
21. 21.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
23. 23.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) keeping a thinking diary
27. 27.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) listening to new ideas (c) agreeing with all (d) never deciding
28. 28.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking what to change
29. 29.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
31. 31.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to learn from choices (c) to copy friends (d) to show off
32. 32.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
35. 35.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
38. 38.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) forgetting the lesson

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