Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 936 · 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 hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) saying “who cares” (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
4. 4.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to show off (c) to copy friends (d) to learn from choices
6. 6.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
7. 7.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Is it over?”
9. 9.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
10. 10.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) agreeing with all (c) ignoring facts (d) never deciding
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
12. 12.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) repeating the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) hiding the mistake
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) checking your answers
16. 16.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
20. 20.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) asking what to change
22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) saying “who cares” (c) hiding the mistake (d) repeating the mistake
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
25. 25.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
28. 28.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) forgetting the lesson (d) keeping a thinking diary
29. 29.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) skipping the review
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
32. 32.Which of these learns nothing? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking for feedback (d) checking your answers
36. 36.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded

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