Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 835 · 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: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) noting what worked
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
4. 4.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
6. 6.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) repeating the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) hiding the mistake
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
14. 14.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
15. 15.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) never deciding (c) ignoring facts (d) agreeing with all
17. 17.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
20. 20.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Who did worse?”
21. 21.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) skipping the review (c) asking what to change (d) checking your answers
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) checking your answers
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
30. 30.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) trying a new way
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
33. 33.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
35. 35.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “I don’t care.”
38. 38.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to fill pages (c) to copy friends (d) to learn from choices
39. 39.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
40. 40.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False

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