Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 408 · 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.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Never again.”
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) repeating the mistake
6. 6.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking for feedback
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
10. 10.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) trying a new way
17. 17.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “I don’t care.”
18. 18.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
20. 20.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
21. 21.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
23. 23.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
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) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
28. 28.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) repeating the mistake
29. 29.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
31. 31.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
35. 35.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
40. 40.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True

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