Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 87 · 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.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
2. 2.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
5. 5.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
7. 7.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to show off (c) to learn from choices (d) to copy friends
8. 8.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) ignoring facts (c) listening to new ideas (d) never deciding
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
10. 10.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
11. 11.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
14. 14.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking for feedback (d) repeating the mistake
16. 16.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
19. 19.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
21. 21.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) trying a new way
25. 25.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
29. 29.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
35. 35.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
38. 38.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True

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