Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

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

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