Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 710 · 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.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
2. 2.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) asking for feedback (c) hiding the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
5. 5.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
6. 6.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
12. 12.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
15. 15.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
17. 17.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to copy friends (c) to fill pages (d) to learn from choices
18. 18.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
20. 20.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) repeating the mistake
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) hiding the mistake
23. 23.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) listening to new ideas (c) agreeing with all (d) ignoring facts
25. 25.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
27. 27.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
28. 28.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) skipping the review
31. 31.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
36. 36.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) noting what worked
37. 37.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
39. 39.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) checking your answers (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
40. 40.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False

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