Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 167 · 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: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
5. 5.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) trying a new way (c) noting what worked (d) skipping the review
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
9. 9.Which of these learns nothing? (a) skipping the review (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) repeating the mistake
11. 11.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
12. 12.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
14. 14.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) repeating the mistake
16. 16.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) listening to new ideas (c) ignoring facts (d) agreeing with all
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
24. 24.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
27. 27.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
29. 29.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) trying a new way (c) hiding the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
33. 33.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) hiding the mistake
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
37. 37.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking for feedback (d) trying a new way
38. 38.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
40. 40.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False

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