Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

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

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