Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 250 · 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.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) agreeing with all (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
2. 2.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking for feedback
4. 4.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to show off (c) to fill pages (d) to copy friends
5. 5.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
7. 7.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Never again.”
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson
9. 9.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
13. 13.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) saying “who cares” (d) noting what worked
14. 14.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking for feedback (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
15. 15.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
17. 17.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
20. 20.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
22. 22.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
25. 25.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “What can I fix?”
27. 27.🔁 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.”
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) hiding the mistake
31. 31.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking for feedback (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
33. 33.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking what to change (c) repeating the mistake (d) skipping the review
36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) keeping a thinking diary
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
39. 39.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) repeating the mistake

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