Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 366 · 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.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) trying a new way (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
3. 3.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
5. 5.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “What can I fix?”
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
8. 8.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
11. 11.🎯 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.”
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) saying “who cares” (d) noting what worked
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
15. 15.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) repeating the mistake
17. 17.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
19. 19.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) checking your answers
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
27. 27.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
29. 29.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
32. 32.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) ignoring facts (c) listening to new ideas (d) never deciding
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) hiding the mistake
34. 34.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
36. 36.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
37. 37.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review

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