Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 747 · 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: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
3. 3.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
5. 5.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Is it over?”
7. 7.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
9. 9.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to learn from choices (c) to copy friends (d) to show off
10. 10.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) asking for feedback
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
14. 14.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) listening to new ideas (d) ignoring facts
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) skipping the review
17. 17.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
18. 18.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
20. 20.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
22. 22.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
26. 26.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking what to change (c) skipping the review (d) asking for feedback
29. 29.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Never again.”
30. 30.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) trying a new way
32. 32.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
34. 34.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
36. 36.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded

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