Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 379 · 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) open-minded (b) closed-minded
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) checking your answers
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
5. 5.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) listening to new ideas (c) never deciding (d) ignoring facts
6. 6.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
12. 12.True or false: “asking what to change” 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.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔁 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) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
16. 16.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
18. 18.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Why me?”
21. 21.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
24. 24.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
26. 26.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
28. 28.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking for feedback
30. 30.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
32. 32.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
33. 33.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to learn from choices (c) to show off (d) to fill pages
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) skipping the review (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) trying a new way
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
37. 37.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review

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