Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 117 · 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.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
3. 3.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) skipping the review
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
6. 6.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to show off (c) to copy friends (d) to learn from choices
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
11. 11.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
13. 13.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review
16. 16.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) repeating the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) trying a new way
17. 17.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) saying “who cares” (d) repeating the mistake
19. 19.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) checking your answers
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) noting what worked (d) saying “who cares”
25. 25.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson
27. 27.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
33. 33.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
34. 34.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking for feedback (d) trying a new way

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