Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 619 · 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.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
2. 2.🔁 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.”
3. 3.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
7. 7.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) repeating the mistake
8. 8.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
15. 15.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
16. 16.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) agreeing with all (c) listening to new ideas (d) ignoring facts
17. 17.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) skipping the review
18. 18.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) trying a new way
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) saying “who cares”
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
28. 28.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
30. 30.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking what to change
33. 33.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking what to change
35. 35.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) repeating the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) keeping a thinking diary
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
38. 38.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to fill pages (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices
39. 39.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) hiding the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way

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