Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 904 · 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: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
3. 3.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
5. 5.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
7. 7.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) agreeing with all (c) never deciding (d) listening to new ideas
11. 11.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) forgetting the lesson (c) saying “who cares” (d) skipping the review
12. 12.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
15. 15.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) repeating the mistake
17. 17.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
18. 18.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
20. 20.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Never again.”
21. 21.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
26. 26.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to learn from choices (c) to fill pages (d) to copy friends
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
30. 30.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
33. 33.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
39. 39.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) skipping the review

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