Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 516 · 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) agreeing with all (b) listening to new ideas (c) never deciding (d) ignoring facts
2. 2.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
5. 5.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) keeping a thinking diary
6. 6.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) saying “who cares”
7. 7.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “I don’t care.”
8. 8.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) trying a new way (c) hiding the mistake (d) repeating the mistake
12. 12.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking for feedback
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
16. 16.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) saying “who cares” (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking for feedback
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) hiding the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) asking for feedback
20. 20.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) saying “who cares” (c) checking your answers (d) noting what worked
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
25. 25.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
30. 30.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) checking your answers
33. 33.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to fill pages (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices
34. 34.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) hiding the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) skipping the review
38. 38.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking for feedback (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review
40. 40.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Never again.”

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