Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 189 · 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: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
4. 4.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
6. 6.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
10. 10.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Never again.”
11. 11.🔁 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) “No, I’m right.” (d) “I don’t care.”
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
14. 14.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
20. 20.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “What can I fix?”
21. 21.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
25. 25.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
26. 26.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) saying “who cares”
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) asking for feedback (d) hiding the mistake
30. 30.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) hiding the mistake
32. 32.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
34. 34.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) checking your answers (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake
37. 37.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to copy friends (c) to fill pages (d) to learn from choices
40. 40.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking for feedback

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