Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 330 · 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 don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
4. 4.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) trying a new way (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
6. 6.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
8. 8.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) repeating the mistake
9. 9.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
13. 13.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
14. 14.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
15. 15.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to fill pages (c) to learn from choices (d) to show off
16. 16.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake
19. 19.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔁 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) “No, I’m right.” (d) “I don’t care.”
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake
23. 23.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) listening to new ideas (c) ignoring facts (d) agreeing with all
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
25. 25.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
26. 26.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
29. 29.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) saying “who cares” (c) checking your answers (d) keeping a thinking diary
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) blaming bad luck (c) hiding the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
36. 36.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve

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