Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 713 · 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) open-minded (b) closed-minded
2. 2.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
5. 5.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to copy friends (c) to learn from choices (d) to fill pages
7. 7.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking what to change
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
11. 11.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
13. 13.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
15. 15.🔁 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.”
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
17. 17.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
19. 19.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
20. 20.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
23. 23.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
25. 25.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
30. 30.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) trying a new way
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) trying a new way
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
37. 37.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) asking for feedback
39. 39.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) ignoring facts (c) listening to new ideas (d) agreeing with all
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck

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