Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 85 · 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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
2. 2.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
4. 4.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
6. 6.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “I don’t care.”
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
9. 9.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
16. 16.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) saying “who cares”
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
22. 22.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) blaming bad luck (c) forgetting the lesson (d) skipping the review
24. 24.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these learns nothing? (a) skipping the review (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking for feedback
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
28. 28.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to copy friends (c) to learn from choices (d) to show off
29. 29.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
31. 31.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
33. 33.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Who did worse?”
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking for feedback (c) forgetting the lesson (d) skipping the review
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
36. 36.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
38. 38.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
40. 40.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False

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