Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

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

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