Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 280 · 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.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
6. 6.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
10. 10.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
12. 12.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) saying “who cares” (c) trying a new way (d) asking what to change
13. 13.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) skipping the review (d) hiding the mistake
14. 14.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) hiding the mistake
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) saying “who cares”
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review
18. 18.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “What can I fix?”
19. 19.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) never deciding (c) agreeing with all (d) listening to new ideas
20. 20.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) repeating the mistake
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) repeating the mistake (d) skipping the review
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
25. 25.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) skipping the review
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked
31. 31.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to learn from choices (c) to fill pages (d) to copy friends
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
34. 34.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
36. 36.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
39. 39.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False

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