Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 57 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to learn from choices (c) to fill pages (d) to copy friends
4. 4.🎯 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.”
5. 5.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) repeating the mistake
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
7. 7.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) ignoring facts (c) agreeing with all (d) never deciding
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
9. 9.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) skipping the review (d) keeping a thinking diary
10. 10.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “I don’t care.”
11. 11.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking what to change
14. 14.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
19. 19.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) asking what to change
21. 21.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking for feedback
22. 22.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) repeating the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking for feedback
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Who did worse?”
28. 28.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
30. 30.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
32. 32.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) hiding the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) asking for feedback
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) trying a new way (d) repeating the mistake
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) saying “who cares” (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
37. 37.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
39. 39.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True

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