Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 463 · 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.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
2. 2.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
4. 4.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) ignoring facts (c) never deciding (d) listening to new ideas
5. 5.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to show off (c) to learn from choices (d) to copy friends
6. 6.🔁 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.”
7. 7.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
13. 13.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
14. 14.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) repeating the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
22. 22.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
25. 25.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) skipping the review (c) forgetting the lesson (d) saying “who cares”
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
30. 30.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) skipping the review
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) blaming bad luck (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
32. 32.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
34. 34.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) trying a new way
39. 39.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded

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