Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 622 · 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 of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
2. 2.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
6. 6.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
9. 9.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) saying “who cares”
11. 11.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
12. 12.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Never again.”
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
15. 15.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) asking for feedback (d) hiding the mistake
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
18. 18.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) blaming bad luck (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking for feedback
21. 21.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) forgetting the lesson
22. 22.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Is it over?”
26. 26.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
32. 32.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to learn from choices (c) to fill pages (d) to copy friends
35. 35.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
37. 37.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) listening to new ideas (c) ignoring facts (d) agreeing with all
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
39. 39.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True

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