Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 565 · 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? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) never deciding (c) agreeing with all (d) ignoring facts
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
4. 4.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
7. 7.Which of these learns nothing? (a) saying “who cares” (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) asking for feedback
8. 8.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
12. 12.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) forgetting the lesson (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
14. 14.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔁 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.”
17. 17.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
19. 19.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) noting what worked
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) hiding the mistake (d) checking your answers
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
25. 25.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) keeping a thinking diary
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
29. 29.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to copy friends (c) to fill pages (d) to show off
30. 30.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) checking your answers
31. 31.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
34. 34.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
36. 36.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False

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