Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 452 · 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.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
5. 5.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to copy friends (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices
6. 6.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “What can I fix?”
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
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: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
11. 11.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
16. 16.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) hiding the mistake
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
19. 19.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) hiding the mistake
24. 24.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
25. 25.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Never again.”
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) skipping the review
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
30. 30.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking for feedback (d) repeating the mistake
31. 31.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) forgetting the lesson (d) keeping a thinking diary
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
37. 37.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
38. 38.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False

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