Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 63 · 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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) listening to new ideas (c) never deciding (d) ignoring facts
3. 3.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
5. 5.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) keeping a thinking diary
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
12. 12.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) asking for feedback (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) saying “who cares”
16. 16.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) skipping the review (d) forgetting the lesson
17. 17.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) forgetting the lesson (d) repeating the mistake
19. 19.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “What can I fix?”
21. 21.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) hiding the mistake
23. 23.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
26. 26.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) asking what to change (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
30. 30.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
33. 33.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “I don’t care.”
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
35. 35.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) noting what worked
37. 37.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
40. 40.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True

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