Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 1 · 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) noting what worked (b) skipping the review (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
6. 6.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking what to change
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
9. 9.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
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: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
13. 13.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
14. 14.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) repeating the mistake
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) asking what to change
17. 17.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) listening to new ideas (d) ignoring facts
18. 18.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
21. 21.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) saying “who cares” (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking for feedback
24. 24.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
30. 30.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) checking your answers
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) trying a new way (d) hiding the mistake
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
36. 36.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Never again.”
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded

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