Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 583 · 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.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
3. 3.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
9. 9.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
11. 11.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking for feedback
16. 16.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “I don’t care.”
17. 17.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson
22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
23. 23.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
24. 24.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
25. 25.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) forgetting the lesson (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
28. 28.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) hiding the mistake
29. 29.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
32. 32.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) hiding the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
35. 35.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “What can I fix?”
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
37. 37.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False

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