Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 734 · 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.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
2. 2.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to copy friends (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices
3. 3.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
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) hiding the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) saying “who cares”
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
8. 8.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
11. 11.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
15. 15.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) hiding the mistake
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
23. 23.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) saying “who cares”
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking what to change
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
28. 28.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
30. 30.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) ignoring facts (c) never deciding (d) agreeing with all
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking what to change
32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
33. 33.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking what to change
35. 35.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
37. 37.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded

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