Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 385 · 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.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Who did worse?”
2. 2.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
4. 4.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking for feedback
11. 11.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake
13. 13.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) trying a new way
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
19. 19.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
22. 22.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
25. 25.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to fill pages (c) to show off (d) to copy friends
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
28. 28.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback
30. 30.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) asking for feedback
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
32. 32.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
36. 36.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) trying a new way

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