Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 336 · 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) asking for feedback (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
5. 5.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) hiding the mistake (d) checking your answers
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
9. 9.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
16. 16.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Never again.”
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
20. 20.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) ignoring facts (c) listening to new ideas (d) never deciding
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
22. 22.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) skipping the review (d) forgetting the lesson
25. 25.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review
28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) saying “who cares” (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) trying a new way
29. 29.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Who did worse?”
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
32. 32.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
34. 34.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
35. 35.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
38. 38.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
39. 39.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson

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