Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 578 · 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.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) never deciding (c) agreeing with all (d) listening to new ideas
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
3. 3.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) saying “who cares” (d) noting what worked
6. 6.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) repeating the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) asking for feedback
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
10. 10.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Who did worse?”
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
12. 12.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
15. 15.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
17. 17.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
19. 19.Which of these learns nothing? (a) skipping the review (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) keeping a thinking diary
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
21. 21.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
23. 23.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
25. 25.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake
28. 28.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) keeping a thinking diary
29. 29.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
32. 32.🎯 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.”
33. 33.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
36. 36.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
37. 37.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to show off (c) to learn from choices (d) to copy friends
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) skipping the review (c) asking for feedback (d) keeping a thinking diary
39. 39.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing

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