Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 550 · 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.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
5. 5.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) trying a new way (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
9. 9.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
12. 12.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) asking what to change
14. 14.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) blaming bad luck (c) hiding the mistake (d) skipping the review
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
18. 18.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
20. 20.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) hiding the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) keeping a thinking diary
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
22. 22.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
26. 26.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
28. 28.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
29. 29.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
31. 31.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) hiding the mistake
33. 33.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
34. 34.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking for feedback (b) blaming bad luck (c) forgetting the lesson (d) repeating the mistake
37. 37.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False

Free critical thinking lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/critical-thinking-for-kids