Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 213 · 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.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
2. 2.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking for feedback
3. 3.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
5. 5.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
7. 7.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
11. 11.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) skipping the review (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
12. 12.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
15. 15.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) agreeing with all (c) never deciding (d) listening to new ideas
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
18. 18.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
20. 20.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to show off (c) to copy friends (d) to fill pages
22. 22.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Why me?”
23. 23.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
25. 25.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
31. 31.Which of these learns nothing? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
32. 32.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) hiding the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake
34. 34.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (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) hiding the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) saying “who cares” (d) repeating the mistake
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
39. 39.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake

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