Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 244 · 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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) never deciding (c) agreeing with all (d) listening to new ideas
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
6. 6.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
10. 10.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) hiding the mistake
11. 11.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “What can I fix?”
13. 13.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking what to change (c) skipping the review (d) forgetting the lesson
17. 17.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) trying a new way (d) asking for feedback
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
22. 22.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
26. 26.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to copy friends (c) to learn from choices (d) to show off
27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
29. 29.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
31. 31.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) repeating the mistake (d) trying a new way
32. 32.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
37. 37.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Never again.”
38. 38.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True

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