Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 343 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
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 of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
7. 7.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) hiding the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
11. 11.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
12. 12.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) asking for feedback
13. 13.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) trying a new way (d) asking what to change
15. 15.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) ignoring facts (c) agreeing with all (d) listening to new ideas
16. 16.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) skipping the review (c) forgetting the lesson (d) hiding the mistake
20. 20.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) skipping the review (c) checking your answers (d) keeping a thinking diary
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
24. 24.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
26. 26.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
30. 30.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
33. 33.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
38. 38.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded

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