Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 817 · 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: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) asking for feedback
4. 4.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) listening to new ideas (c) never deciding (d) agreeing with all
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
8. 8.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
11. 11.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to learn from choices (c) to fill pages (d) to copy friends
12. 12.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
15. 15.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Who did worse?”
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) skipping the review (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
19. 19.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
22. 22.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
30. 30.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
32. 32.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
35. 35.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
37. 37.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) repeating the mistake
39. 39.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck

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