Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 206 · 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.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
2. 2.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
4. 4.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
6. 6.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
7. 7.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
9. 9.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
11. 11.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) checking your answers
14. 14.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these learns nothing? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) trying a new way
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
18. 18.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Is it over?”
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
21. 21.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) checking your answers
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
24. 24.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) trying a new way
29. 29.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) never deciding (c) agreeing with all (d) listening to new ideas
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking for feedback (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
36. 36.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
38. 38.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
40. 40.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”

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