Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

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

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