Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 415 · 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.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to copy friends (c) to fill pages (d) to learn from choices
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
5. 5.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) repeating the mistake
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking for feedback
10. 10.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) keeping a thinking diary
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) repeating the mistake
15. 15.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) ignoring facts (c) agreeing with all (d) listening to new ideas
16. 16.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) hiding the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
17. 17.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Who did worse?”
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) noting what worked (d) saying “who cares”
19. 19.Which of these learns nothing? (a) skipping the review (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) asking for feedback
20. 20.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
23. 23.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
24. 24.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
25. 25.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
27. 27.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
30. 30.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
31. 31.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
37. 37.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) saying “who cares” (d) trying a new way
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
39. 39.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked

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