Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 790 · 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.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
3. 3.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “I don’t care.”
4. 4.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Is it over?”
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
6. 6.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
13. 13.Which of these learns nothing? (a) skipping the review (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
15. 15.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking what to change
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) saying “who cares”
20. 20.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to show off (c) to learn from choices (d) to copy friends
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
27. 27.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) repeating the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) keeping a thinking diary
29. 29.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
32. 32.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) trying a new way (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
36. 36.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded

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