Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 718 · 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? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
4. 4.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
9. 9.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) skipping the review
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
14. 14.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
16. 16.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
20. 20.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) trying a new way (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
21. 21.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
23. 23.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
27. 27.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) hiding the mistake (d) checking your answers
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
31. 31.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to learn from choices (c) to show off (d) to fill pages
33. 33.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) checking your answers (d) skipping the review
35. 35.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) ignoring facts (c) never deciding (d) agreeing with all
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
37. 37.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
39. 39.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True

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