Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 183 · 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 learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
2. 2.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking for feedback
4. 4.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
6. 6.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) hiding the mistake
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) saying “who cares” (c) trying a new way (d) keeping a thinking diary
12. 12.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) ignoring facts (c) listening to new ideas (d) agreeing with all
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
14. 14.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) repeating the mistake
16. 16.🎯 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.”
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) trying a new way
18. 18.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking for feedback
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
22. 22.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
26. 26.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking what to change
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) checking your answers
28. 28.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these learns nothing? (a) skipping the review (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
31. 31.🔁 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.”
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
33. 33.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
36. 36.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
39. 39.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to show off (c) to copy friends (d) to fill pages

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