Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 321 · 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) saying “who cares” (b) trying a new way (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) trying a new way (d) hiding the mistake
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
4. 4.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
5. 5.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
6. 6.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) keeping a thinking diary
13. 13.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) repeating the mistake (d) skipping the review
15. 15.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to show off (c) to copy friends (d) to learn from choices
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
17. 17.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
19. 19.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
21. 21.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “I don’t care.”
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) repeating the mistake
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
25. 25.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) agreeing with all (c) ignoring facts (d) never deciding
28. 28.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “What can I fix?”
29. 29.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) saying “who cares” (d) trying a new way
30. 30.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
37. 37.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False

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