Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 972 · 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.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) agreeing with all (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) hiding the mistake
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
17. 17.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) repeating the mistake (d) trying a new way
19. 19.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
20. 20.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
23. 23.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
26. 26.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) skipping the review (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
27. 27.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
29. 29.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
33. 33.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
35. 35.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) asking for feedback (c) trying a new way (d) noting what worked
37. 37.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
39. 39.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎯 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.”

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