Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 234 · 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.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to show off (c) to copy friends (d) to fill pages
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
3. 3.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
4. 4.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these learns nothing? (a) skipping the review (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) repeating the mistake (d) skipping the review
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
9. 9.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) never deciding (c) agreeing with all (d) ignoring facts
12. 12.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
14. 14.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) forgetting the lesson
19. 19.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
23. 23.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Why me?”
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
25. 25.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
26. 26.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
27. 27.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
30. 30.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
33. 33.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking for feedback (c) trying a new way (d) keeping a thinking diary
35. 35.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
38. 38.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
40. 40.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False

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