Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 645 · 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: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) trying a new way
3. 3.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) ignoring facts (c) listening to new ideas (d) agreeing with all
7. 7.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting what worked (c) repeating the mistake (d) checking your answers
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) checking your answers
10. 10.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to fill pages (c) to copy friends (d) to learn from choices
11. 11.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) asking for feedback
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
16. 16.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) trying a new way
17. 17.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking for feedback
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) skipping the review
22. 22.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
23. 23.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
26. 26.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) hiding the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking for feedback
28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) skipping the review (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
30. 30.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
32. 32.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
35. 35.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Is it over?”
36. 36.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) keeping a thinking diary
38. 38.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
40. 40.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True

Free critical thinking lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/critical-thinking-for-kids