Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 56 · 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.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Never again.”
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
4. 4.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
9. 9.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) agreeing with all (c) listening to new ideas (d) never deciding
13. 13.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
15. 15.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) repeating the mistake
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking for feedback (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
20. 20.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) checking your answers
21. 21.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to copy friends (c) to fill pages (d) to learn from choices
22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking for feedback
23. 23.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
24. 24.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
26. 26.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
28. 28.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
32. 32.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
36. 36.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) keeping a thinking diary
38. 38.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) trying a new way (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
40. 40.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) repeating the mistake

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