Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 322 · 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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) hiding the mistake
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
7. 7.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) listening to new ideas (c) ignoring facts (d) never deciding
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
12. 12.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
14. 14.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
17. 17.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) asking for feedback (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
18. 18.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
20. 20.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to learn from choices (c) to fill pages (d) to copy friends
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
24. 24.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) trying a new way (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback
27. 27.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
29. 29.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) saying “who cares”
33. 33.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
36. 36.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “What can I fix?”
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing

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