Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 119 · 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: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
3. 3.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) skipping the review (d) checking your answers
5. 5.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
8. 8.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) forgetting the lesson (d) keeping a thinking diary
10. 10.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
13. 13.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) trying a new way (c) asking for feedback (d) repeating the mistake
15. 15.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to fill pages (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
18. 18.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking for feedback (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
21. 21.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
25. 25.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) agreeing with all (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
30. 30.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
33. 33.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) trying a new way (d) hiding the mistake
36. 36.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
39. 39.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
40. 40.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True

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