Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 867 · 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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) listening to new ideas (c) never deciding (d) agreeing with all
3. 3.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) trying a new way (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
8. 8.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking for feedback
9. 9.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
11. 11.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
12. 12.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking what to change
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) asking for feedback
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
20. 20.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
24. 24.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) noting what worked
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
26. 26.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) asking for feedback
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking what to change (c) trying a new way (d) noting what worked
31. 31.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) saying “who cares” (d) skipping the review
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
35. 35.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) checking your answers (c) saying “who cares” (d) repeating the mistake
37. 37.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “What can I fix?”
40. 40.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Never again.”

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