Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 180 · 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.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “What can I fix?”
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
4. 4.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
6. 6.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake
10. 10.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
12. 12.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
14. 14.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
19. 19.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to fill pages (c) to learn from choices (d) to copy friends
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
21. 21.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) trying a new way
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
25. 25.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
27. 27.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
30. 30.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) skipping the review
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
34. 34.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
36. 36.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
38. 38.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
39. 39.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) trying a new way (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck

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