Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 139 · 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) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking for feedback (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
2. 2.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking for feedback (c) repeating the mistake (d) skipping the review
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) checking your answers
7. 7.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
8. 8.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) blaming bad luck (c) hiding the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
9. 9.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
10. 10.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to fill pages (c) to copy friends (d) to show off
12. 12.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Why me?”
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
14. 14.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
17. 17.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
19. 19.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) listening to new ideas (c) agreeing with all (d) never deciding
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
22. 22.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
24. 24.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
26. 26.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) trying a new way
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
29. 29.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
31. 31.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
32. 32.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
35. 35.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Never again.”
37. 37.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking for feedback
39. 39.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve

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