Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

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

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