Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 756 · 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.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to learn from choices (c) to show off (d) to fill pages
9. 9.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
11. 11.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) trying a new way (d) skipping the review
16. 16.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) never deciding (c) ignoring facts (d) agreeing with all
17. 17.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎯 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.”
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
20. 20.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) saying “who cares”
22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
23. 23.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
25. 25.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
29. 29.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) hiding the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
32. 32.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “What can I fix?”
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) saying “who cares”
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
36. 36.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking what to change (c) repeating the mistake (d) skipping the review
40. 40.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False

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