Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 133 · 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) True (b) False
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
6. 6.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) repeating the mistake
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
12. 12.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to copy friends (c) to fill pages (d) to learn from choices
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
15. 15.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) agreeing with all (c) ignoring facts (d) never deciding
19. 19.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
22. 22.🔁 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) “No, I’m right.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
24. 24.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Never again.”
25. 25.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) hiding the mistake
27. 27.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) trying a new way
30. 30.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
33. 33.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) hiding the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) noting what worked
36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking for feedback
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked

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