Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 172 · 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 closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
5. 5.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to learn from choices (c) to copy friends (d) to fill pages
8. 8.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) keeping a thinking diary
9. 9.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking for feedback (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) keeping a thinking diary
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
17. 17.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “What can I fix?”
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
22. 22.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) listening to new ideas (c) ignoring facts (d) agreeing with all
23. 23.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
24. 24.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
25. 25.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
27. 27.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking what to change (c) skipping the review (d) asking for feedback
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
31. 31.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) trying a new way (c) forgetting the lesson (d) hiding the mistake
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: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
35. 35.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson

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