Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 809 · 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: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
7. 7.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) checking your answers (d) repeating the mistake
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) trying a new way
10. 10.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) asking for feedback (c) saying “who cares” (d) repeating the mistake
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) skipping the review
15. 15.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) trying a new way
16. 16.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) noting what worked (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
18. 18.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
20. 20.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
25. 25.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Why me?”
26. 26.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking what to change
27. 27.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
29. 29.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to learn from choices (c) to show off (d) to fill pages
30. 30.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) repeating the mistake
33. 33.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) keeping a thinking diary
35. 35.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
38. 38.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
40. 40.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False

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