Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 251 · 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: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
4. 4.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking for feedback (c) hiding the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking what to change
6. 6.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) saying “who cares”
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) saying “who cares”
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking for feedback (d) keeping a thinking diary
13. 13.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked
18. 18.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Who did worse?”
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
20. 20.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
22. 22.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
25. 25.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
27. 27.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
29. 29.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) ignoring facts (c) agreeing with all (d) never deciding
32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) checking your answers
33. 33.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) repeating the mistake
35. 35.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) skipping the review
37. 37.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) asking what to change
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
40. 40.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False

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