Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 709 · 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 was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
3. 3.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
5. 5.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) asking for feedback
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) keeping a thinking diary
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) saying “who cares”
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
13. 13.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
17. 17.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review
18. 18.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) never deciding (c) agreeing with all (d) ignoring facts
20. 20.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
25. 25.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) keeping a thinking diary
26. 26.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
30. 30.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
32. 32.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
34. 34.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these learns nothing? (a) saying “who cares” (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) asking for feedback
36. 36.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) skipping the review
39. 39.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
40. 40.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”

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