Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 65 · 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? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
4. 4.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔁 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.”
6. 6.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎯 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.”
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
9. 9.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
10. 10.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to learn from choices (c) to copy friends (d) to show off
11. 11.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
13. 13.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
18. 18.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking for feedback
19. 19.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
24. 24.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
26. 26.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
29. 29.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) listening to new ideas (c) agreeing with all (d) ignoring facts
32. 32.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) asking what to change
33. 33.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
36. 36.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) saying “who cares”
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve

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