Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 398 · 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? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) checking your answers
3. 3.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) saying “who cares” (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking for feedback
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
6. 6.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
11. 11.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to learn from choices (c) to show off (d) to fill pages
12. 12.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) skipping the review (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) checking your answers
14. 14.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) trying a new way (c) repeating the mistake (d) hiding the mistake
16. 16.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
17. 17.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) asking what to change
20. 20.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
22. 22.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
24. 24.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
26. 26.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking for feedback
27. 27.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
29. 29.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
31. 31.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) listening to new ideas (c) ignoring facts (d) never deciding
32. 32.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
33. 33.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) repeating the mistake (d) trying a new way
34. 34.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) repeating the mistake (d) hiding the mistake
36. 36.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Never again.”
39. 39.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) repeating the mistake
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake

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