Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 237 · 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: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎯 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.”
4. 4.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
5. 5.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) hiding the mistake
8. 8.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) repeating the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
9. 9.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) never deciding (c) agreeing with all (d) listening to new ideas
11. 11.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) repeating the mistake (d) checking your answers
12. 12.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Who did worse?”
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
14. 14.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
15. 15.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
19. 19.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
21. 21.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
24. 24.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (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.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) hiding the mistake
28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
30. 30.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) asking what to change (d) saying “who cares”
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking for feedback
33. 33.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to fill pages (c) to learn from choices (d) to copy friends
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
36. 36.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
39. 39.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
40. 40.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True

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