Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 372 · 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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
3. 3.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
5. 5.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
6. 6.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) repeating the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
10. 10.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
13. 13.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to fill pages (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
16. 16.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) trying a new way (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) forgetting the lesson (c) saying “who cares” (d) repeating the mistake
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) hiding the mistake (d) checking your answers
21. 21.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) trying a new way
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking for feedback
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) noting what worked
25. 25.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) never deciding (c) agreeing with all (d) listening to new ideas
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) repeating the mistake
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
30. 30.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
32. 32.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking for feedback
35. 35.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) checking your answers
38. 38.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False

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