Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 480 · 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: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
2. 2.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
7. 7.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
9. 9.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Is it over?”
10. 10.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
12. 12.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎯 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.”
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
17. 17.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) hiding the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
19. 19.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
22. 22.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
27. 27.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to copy friends (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices
29. 29.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) trying a new way (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
30. 30.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) asking for feedback
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
34. 34.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) repeating the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) hiding the mistake
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
37. 37.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
39. 39.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded

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