Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 165 · 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.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
4. 4.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
6. 6.Which of these learns nothing? (a) skipping the review (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) checking your answers
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking for feedback
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked
18. 18.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) saying “who cares”
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
21. 21.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
23. 23.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to fill pages (c) to show off (d) to copy friends
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
25. 25.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
27. 27.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking for feedback (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
34. 34.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
36. 36.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) repeating the mistake (d) checking your answers
38. 38.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
40. 40.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False

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