Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 268 · 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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
3. 3.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) asking what to change (c) saying “who cares” (d) repeating the mistake
4. 4.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to learn from choices (c) to fill pages (d) to copy friends
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
7. 7.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Who did worse?”
8. 8.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) saying “who cares”
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking for feedback (c) hiding the mistake (d) repeating the mistake
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
16. 16.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
18. 18.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
19. 19.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) checking your answers
21. 21.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
28. 28.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) keeping a thinking diary
31. 31.🎯 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.”
32. 32.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
35. 35.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
37. 37.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
39. 39.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) keeping a thinking diary

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