Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 166 · 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: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
4. 4.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
7. 7.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
13. 13.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake
15. 15.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
16. 16.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
19. 19.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) checking your answers (d) hiding the mistake
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
28. 28.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “What can I fix?”
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
31. 31.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
33. 33.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to show off (c) to fill pages (d) to copy friends
34. 34.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) never deciding (c) listening to new ideas (d) agreeing with all
35. 35.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) repeating the mistake
36. 36.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing

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