Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 954 · 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: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
3. 3.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “I don’t care.”
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
5. 5.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
8. 8.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
11. 11.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
16. 16.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
17. 17.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
19. 19.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) checking your answers (d) hiding the mistake
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) trying a new way
22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
23. 23.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
29. 29.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) skipping the review
30. 30.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking for feedback (c) repeating the mistake (d) hiding the mistake
34. 34.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) trying a new way
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) noting what worked (d) skipping the review
40. 40.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True

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