Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 296 · 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 learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) checking your answers
2. 2.Which of these learns nothing? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
4. 4.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
6. 6.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Why me?”
8. 8.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson
10. 10.🔁 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.”
11. 11.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) skipping the review
13. 13.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) listening to new ideas (d) ignoring facts
14. 14.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to fill pages (c) to copy friends (d) to learn from choices
15. 15.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) trying a new way (c) asking for feedback (d) hiding the mistake
18. 18.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
21. 21.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
23. 23.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
24. 24.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
26. 26.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
30. 30.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) keeping a thinking diary
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
32. 32.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
36. 36.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing

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