Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 692 · 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: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
5. 5.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) ignoring facts (c) agreeing with all (d) listening to new ideas
6. 6.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) repeating the mistake (d) hiding the mistake
8. 8.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) checking your answers
9. 9.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Is it over?”
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
11. 11.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
15. 15.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
16. 16.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) repeating the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
19. 19.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
21. 21.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) repeating the mistake
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
23. 23.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) repeating the mistake
24. 24.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
27. 27.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking for feedback (c) hiding the mistake (d) repeating the mistake
30. 30.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) hiding the mistake
35. 35.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking for feedback
36. 36.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) saying “who cares” (c) checking your answers (d) asking for feedback
38. 38.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) trying a new way

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