Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 767 · 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) “I don’t care.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) checking your answers
3. 3.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) agreeing with all (c) listening to new ideas (d) ignoring facts
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
5. 5.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking for feedback
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
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? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
11. 11.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
12. 12.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Who did worse?”
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
15. 15.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
17. 17.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking what to change (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking for feedback
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
22. 22.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to copy friends (c) to fill pages (d) to show off
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
27. 27.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
33. 33.Which of these learns nothing? (a) skipping the review (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
34. 34.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking for feedback (c) saying “who cares” (d) hiding the mistake
38. 38.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing

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