Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 386 · 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.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Never again.”
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
4. 4.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
6. 6.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
8. 8.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) noting what worked
10. 10.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
12. 12.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking for feedback (d) hiding the mistake
14. 14.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) hiding the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
15. 15.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
16. 16.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking for feedback (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
18. 18.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to learn from choices (c) to copy friends (d) to show off
19. 19.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
20. 20.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
21. 21.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
24. 24.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) checking your answers
25. 25.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking for feedback
27. 27.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
30. 30.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
32. 32.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
35. 35.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
38. 38.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) ignoring facts (c) never deciding (d) listening to new ideas
39. 39.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review
40. 40.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False

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