Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 925 · 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.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
2. 2.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
4. 4.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) trying a new way
7. 7.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) saying “who cares” (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
9. 9.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) checking your answers
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) trying a new way
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) checking your answers
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
14. 14.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
16. 16.🎯 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.”
17. 17.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) skipping the review
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
19. 19.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
23. 23.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) ignoring facts (c) agreeing with all (d) never deciding
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
25. 25.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking what to change
27. 27.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
30. 30.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) keeping a thinking diary
31. 31.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
33. 33.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) saying “who cares” (d) hiding the mistake
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
36. 36.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
38. 38.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
40. 40.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False

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