Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 486 · 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.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
4. 4.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking what to change
5. 5.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Why me?”
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
7. 7.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
9. 9.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to show off (c) to learn from choices (d) to fill pages
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
11. 11.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) repeating the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) hiding the mistake
12. 12.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked
15. 15.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) ignoring facts (c) listening to new ideas (d) agreeing with all
16. 16.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
20. 20.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
22. 22.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
24. 24.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) hiding the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
29. 29.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) skipping the review
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
31. 31.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) saying “who cares”
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
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: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
38. 38.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) trying a new way
39. 39.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False

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