Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 98 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
5. 5.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) never deciding (c) listening to new ideas (d) agreeing with all
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
10. 10.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) trying a new way (d) skipping the review
12. 12.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
13. 13.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) asking for feedback
14. 14.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
16. 16.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) saying “who cares” (d) hiding the mistake
19. 19.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
22. 22.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “What can I fix?”
23. 23.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
24. 24.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
25. 25.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) saying “who cares”
27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) asking for feedback
28. 28.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to copy friends (c) to fill pages (d) to learn from choices
29. 29.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
32. 32.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
35. 35.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) repeating the mistake
38. 38.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) blaming bad luck (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
39. 39.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) saying “who cares”

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