Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 438 · 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.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) listening to new ideas (c) ignoring facts (d) agreeing with all
2. 2.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Is it over?”
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
5. 5.🎯 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.”
6. 6.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
10. 10.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) repeating the mistake
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking what to change
12. 12.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) hiding the mistake (d) trying a new way
13. 13.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking for feedback (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking for feedback
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
20. 20.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
23. 23.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
25. 25.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) repeating the mistake (d) hiding the mistake
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) forgetting the lesson (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) trying a new way
30. 30.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) hiding the mistake (d) checking your answers
31. 31.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) asking what to change
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
35. 35.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) saying “who cares” (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
36. 36.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False

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