Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 246 · 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.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking what to change
3. 3.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Why me?”
4. 4.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
5. 5.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) saying “who cares”
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking what to change
11. 11.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
14. 14.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
17. 17.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to copy friends (c) to learn from choices (d) to show off
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
19. 19.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) hiding the mistake
21. 21.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
24. 24.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
26. 26.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) agreeing with all (c) listening to new ideas (d) ignoring facts
28. 28.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
30. 30.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
31. 31.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) keeping a thinking diary
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
33. 33.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) skipping the review
34. 34.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
36. 36.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
39. 39.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking for feedback
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) keeping a thinking diary

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