Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 758 · 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: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) keeping a thinking diary
3. 3.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
4. 4.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) hiding the mistake (d) trying a new way
5. 5.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
7. 7.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
9. 9.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to copy friends (c) to show off (d) to fill pages
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) checking your answers (c) hiding the mistake (d) skipping the review
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
13. 13.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) skipping the review
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.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) agreeing with all (c) never deciding (d) ignoring facts
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) asking what to change (d) saying “who cares”
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
23. 23.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
29. 29.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) keeping a thinking diary
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
35. 35.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback
36. 36.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
39. 39.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True

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