Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 737 · 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: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
3. 3.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Why me?”
4. 4.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) skipping the review (d) asking for feedback
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
8. 8.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) saying “who cares” (c) hiding the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
10. 10.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) asking for feedback
13. 13.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
15. 15.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
17. 17.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) repeating the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) keeping a thinking diary
19. 19.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these learns nothing? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) checking your answers
22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking for feedback (b) skipping the review (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking what to change (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
24. 24.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
26. 26.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) agreeing with all (c) never deciding (d) ignoring facts
27. 27.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
29. 29.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to show off (c) to learn from choices (d) to fill pages
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
31. 31.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) saying “who cares”
32. 32.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
34. 34.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
38. 38.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) trying a new way
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking for feedback

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