Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 723 · 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.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Never again.”
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
4. 4.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) repeating the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
6. 6.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Who did worse?”
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) saying “who cares” (d) keeping a thinking diary
12. 12.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) trying a new way
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking what to change
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
20. 20.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) skipping the review
21. 21.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) repeating the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) hiding the mistake
26. 26.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) trying a new way
27. 27.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “I don’t care.”
28. 28.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these learns nothing? (a) saying “who cares” (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) trying a new way
30. 30.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
33. 33.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) hiding the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
38. 38.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) ignoring facts (c) agreeing with all (d) never deciding
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve

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