Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 800 · 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: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
9. 9.Which of these learns nothing? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) asking what to change
10. 10.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) agreeing with all (c) listening to new ideas (d) never deciding
13. 13.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) checking your answers (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
17. 17.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) saying “who cares” (d) keeping a thinking diary
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) skipping the review (c) asking what to change (d) asking for feedback
23. 23.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) trying a new way (d) skipping the review
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
28. 28.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
30. 30.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “I don’t care.”
31. 31.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Never again.”
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
33. 33.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) noting what worked
34. 34.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
38. 38.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
39. 39.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False

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