Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 975 · 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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
3. 3.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) hiding the mistake
7. 7.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) listening to new ideas (c) agreeing with all (d) ignoring facts
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
10. 10.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) hiding the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) repeating the mistake (d) checking your answers
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
14. 14.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
19. 19.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
23. 23.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Never again.”
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
25. 25.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
29. 29.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking what to change
35. 35.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) skipping the review (d) forgetting the lesson
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
38. 38.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
39. 39.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve

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