Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 993 · 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: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
5. 5.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
7. 7.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review
9. 9.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
10. 10.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
14. 14.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
19. 19.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “I don’t care.”
21. 21.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
24. 24.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to fill pages (c) to learn from choices (d) to show off
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) saying “who cares”
28. 28.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
33. 33.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Is it over?”
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) hiding the mistake
35. 35.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
38. 38.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
40. 40.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True

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