Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 810 · 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: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) keeping a thinking diary
3. 3.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) agreeing with all (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) forgetting the lesson
13. 13.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
15. 15.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) repeating the mistake
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) skipping the review (d) asking for feedback
21. 21.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
27. 27.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
29. 29.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) hiding the mistake
30. 30.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
32. 32.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False

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