Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 142 · 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 of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
4. 4.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
6. 6.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
8. 8.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) trying a new way (d) asking for feedback
9. 9.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) saying “who cares” (c) trying a new way (d) checking your answers
12. 12.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
15. 15.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) skipping the review
17. 17.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
20. 20.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) noting what worked
21. 21.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) trying a new way
22. 22.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
23. 23.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) trying a new way
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
25. 25.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) skipping the review (d) checking your answers
29. 29.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to fill pages (c) to learn from choices (d) to copy friends
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
31. 31.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) keeping a thinking diary
35. 35.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) repeating the mistake (d) trying a new way
37. 37.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback

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