Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 152 · 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: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
4. 4.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) listening to new ideas (c) never deciding (d) ignoring facts
5. 5.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) forgetting the lesson (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to learn from choices (c) to copy friends (d) to show off
9. 9.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “I don’t care.”
10. 10.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) skipping the review
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking what to change
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
18. 18.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) repeating the mistake (d) checking your answers
22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
23. 23.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
28. 28.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
29. 29.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) asking for feedback
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
31. 31.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
33. 33.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
34. 34.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
38. 38.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
40. 40.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) skipping the review

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