Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 630 · 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 helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
2. 2.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
7. 7.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) checking your answers (d) hiding the mistake
11. 11.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to learn from choices (c) to show off (d) to fill pages
12. 12.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “I don’t care.”
13. 13.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking what to change (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
14. 14.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Never again.”
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking for feedback
17. 17.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) repeating the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) noting what worked
18. 18.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
19. 19.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
21. 21.Which of these learns nothing? (a) saying “who cares” (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) asking for feedback
22. 22.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) listening to new ideas (c) agreeing with all (d) never deciding
23. 23.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) asking what to change (c) hiding the mistake (d) repeating the mistake
25. 25.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
28. 28.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Why me?”
29. 29.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking for feedback (b) skipping the review (c) hiding the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking for feedback
33. 33.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
36. 36.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
39. 39.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded

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