Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 802 · 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: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) hiding the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
4. 4.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking what to change
5. 5.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
8. 8.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
12. 12.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
14. 14.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Who did worse?”
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
17. 17.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) skipping the review (d) trying a new way
19. 19.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to learn from choices (c) to fill pages (d) to copy friends
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
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) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
25. 25.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
28. 28.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) agreeing with all (c) listening to new ideas (d) ignoring facts
29. 29.🔁 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.”
30. 30.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking for feedback (c) saying “who cares” (d) repeating the mistake
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake
35. 35.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
37. 37.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve

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