Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 461 · 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.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) skipping the review
2. 2.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
6. 6.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) agreeing with all (c) never deciding (d) listening to new ideas
9. 9.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “I don’t care.”
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
11. 11.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
13. 13.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
14. 14.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
16. 16.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) saying “who cares”
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) asking what to change
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
22. 22.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
26. 26.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
27. 27.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
29. 29.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
31. 31.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
33. 33.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
36. 36.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
40. 40.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) forgetting the lesson (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change

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