Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 871 · 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 hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
5. 5.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) ignoring facts (c) agreeing with all (d) never deciding
6. 6.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
9. 9.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) saying “who cares”
12. 12.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to show off (c) to fill pages (d) to learn from choices
13. 13.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
14. 14.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) trying a new way
17. 17.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “What can I fix?”
18. 18.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) repeating the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) hiding the mistake
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
21. 21.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) skipping the review (d) asking for feedback
23. 23.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) checking your answers
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
28. 28.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
33. 33.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
36. 36.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) repeating the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) forgetting the lesson

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