Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 994 · 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: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
7. 7.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
9. 9.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking for feedback (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
10. 10.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
12. 12.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “I don’t care.”
13. 13.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) asking what to change
15. 15.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to fill pages (c) to learn from choices (d) to show off
19. 19.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
22. 22.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
27. 27.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
31. 31.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) ignoring facts (c) listening to new ideas (d) agreeing with all
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) hiding the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) keeping a thinking diary
34. 34.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
38. 38.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
40. 40.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) checking your answers

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