Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 931 · 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: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
3. 3.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
8. 8.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) ignoring facts (c) agreeing with all (d) listening to new ideas
15. 15.🎯 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.”
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking for feedback
17. 17.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
20. 20.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) repeating the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) skipping the review
23. 23.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
27. 27.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) trying a new way (d) skipping the review
29. 29.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
32. 32.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to fill pages (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) checking your answers
34. 34.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
37. 37.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking what to change (c) trying a new way (d) saying “who cares”
40. 40.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True

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