Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 730 · 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: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Why me?”
3. 3.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) never deciding (c) agreeing with all (d) ignoring facts
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) repeating the mistake
7. 7.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
10. 10.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
11. 11.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
15. 15.🔁 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.”
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
18. 18.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) repeating the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
21. 21.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
23. 23.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
29. 29.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
33. 33.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
35. 35.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
36. 36.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to learn from choices (c) to show off (d) to fill pages
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) checking your answers
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
40. 40.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) saying “who cares”

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