Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 894 · 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: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
4. 4.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
7. 7.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
9. 9.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) never deciding (c) agreeing with all (d) ignoring facts
12. 12.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
15. 15.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) keeping a thinking diary
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
17. 17.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
18. 18.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) blaming bad luck (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking for feedback
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) hiding the mistake
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) trying a new way (c) noting what worked (d) checking your answers
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
24. 24.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) trying a new way (c) repeating the mistake (d) hiding the mistake
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
28. 28.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
33. 33.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) skipping the review
34. 34.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking for feedback
36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) keeping a thinking diary
37. 37.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to fill pages (c) to learn from choices (d) to copy friends
39. 39.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False

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