Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 148 · 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: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) noting what worked (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to copy friends (c) to show off (d) to fill pages
13. 13.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
15. 15.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) never deciding (c) agreeing with all (d) listening to new ideas
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) saying “who cares” (c) checking your answers (d) noting what worked
19. 19.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
22. 22.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
24. 24.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) checking your answers
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking what to change
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
28. 28.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) repeating the mistake
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) hiding the mistake
31. 31.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
32. 32.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
40. 40.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True

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