Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 350 · 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.🔁 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) “I don’t care.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) never deciding (c) agreeing with all (d) listening to new ideas
5. 5.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
9. 9.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Never again.”
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
13. 13.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) skipping the review
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
17. 17.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) skipping the review
21. 21.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Why me?”
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) hiding the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) repeating the mistake (d) trying a new way
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
27. 27.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
30. 30.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) repeating the mistake
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
34. 34.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True

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