Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 953 · 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 what to change” learns nothing. (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.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to fill pages (c) to copy friends (d) to learn from choices
4. 4.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) never deciding (c) listening to new ideas (d) agreeing with all
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
9. 9.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
11. 11.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
13. 13.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) trying a new way (d) saying “who cares”
14. 14.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
15. 15.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
19. 19.🎯 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.”
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking for feedback (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
24. 24.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) repeating the mistake
26. 26.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) forgetting the lesson
29. 29.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
31. 31.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
32. 32.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) skipping the review (c) checking your answers (d) noting what worked
34. 34.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “What can I fix?”

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