Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 273 · 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.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
2. 2.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) asking what to change (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) hiding the mistake
7. 7.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) repeating the mistake (d) trying a new way
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
13. 13.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) skipping the review
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
18. 18.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake
20. 20.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
23. 23.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) forgetting the lesson
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) trying a new way (d) hiding the mistake
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
27. 27.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to learn from choices (c) to fill pages (d) to show off
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
29. 29.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
33. 33.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
35. 35.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) listening to new ideas (d) ignoring facts
37. 37.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) repeating the mistake
39. 39.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking for feedback (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) skipping the review

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