Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 495 · 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: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
2. 2.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
5. 5.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Why me?”
6. 6.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
8. 8.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
10. 10.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Never again.”
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
14. 14.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) trying a new way (d) asking for feedback
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
18. 18.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) forgetting the lesson (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
21. 21.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
22. 22.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) agreeing with all (c) listening to new ideas (d) ignoring facts
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
28. 28.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to learn from choices (c) to fill pages (d) to show off
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
30. 30.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) checking your answers
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking for feedback
36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
37. 37.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) checking your answers
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”

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