Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

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

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