Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 100 · 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? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
3. 3.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Is it over?”
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
7. 7.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
11. 11.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
13. 13.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking what to change (c) trying a new way (d) repeating the mistake
15. 15.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) hiding the mistake
17. 17.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
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: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
22. 22.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
26. 26.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) forgetting the lesson (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
28. 28.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) ignoring facts (c) listening to new ideas (d) agreeing with all
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) saying “who cares” (d) trying a new way
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
31. 31.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
34. 34.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False

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