Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 451 · 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.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
2. 2.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
4. 4.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
8. 8.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
10. 10.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking for feedback
15. 15.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
19. 19.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) keeping a thinking diary
21. 21.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) ignoring facts (c) listening to new ideas (d) agreeing with all
22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking for feedback
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
24. 24.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
28. 28.🔁 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) “No, I’m right.” (d) “I don’t care.”
29. 29.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) repeating the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) asking what to change
31. 31.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
33. 33.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
38. 38.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False

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