Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 328 · 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.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) noting what worked
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) blaming bad luck (c) hiding the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
5. 5.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Why me?”
11. 11.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
13. 13.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) keeping a thinking diary
15. 15.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
19. 19.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
21. 21.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
23. 23.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
24. 24.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) hiding the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
27. 27.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) agreeing with all (c) ignoring facts (d) never deciding
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) hiding the mistake
29. 29.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to copy friends (c) to learn from choices (d) to show off
30. 30.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking what to change (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
34. 34.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “I don’t care.”
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) repeating the mistake
37. 37.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded

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