Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 520 · 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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
2. 2.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) asking for feedback (d) saying “who cares”
6. 6.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
8. 8.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking for feedback (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
12. 12.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) saying “who cares”
13. 13.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) never deciding (c) ignoring facts (d) agreeing with all
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
16. 16.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) saying “who cares” (d) keeping a thinking diary
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking for feedback (d) repeating the mistake
20. 20.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) keeping a thinking diary
21. 21.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
23. 23.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
30. 30.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
31. 31.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) saying “who cares” (c) checking your answers (d) asking for feedback
33. 33.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) hiding the mistake (d) trying a new way
34. 34.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
36. 36.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to copy friends (c) to learn from choices (d) to fill pages
37. 37.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
39. 39.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True

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