Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 42 · 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) “No, I’m right.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “I don’t care.”
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake
3. 3.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Why me?”
4. 4.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) trying a new way (d) hiding the mistake
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
6. 6.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) ignoring facts (c) agreeing with all (d) never deciding
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
9. 9.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
12. 12.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) saying “who cares” (d) keeping a thinking diary
14. 14.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
17. 17.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) saying “who cares”
18. 18.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) saying “who cares”
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) trying a new way
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
21. 21.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to learn from choices (c) to show off (d) to fill pages
23. 23.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
25. 25.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) blaming bad luck (c) hiding the mistake (d) repeating the mistake
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
28. 28.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
32. 32.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
34. 34.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
36. 36.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) hiding the mistake
39. 39.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing

Free critical thinking lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/critical-thinking-for-kids