Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 488 · 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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking what to change (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson
5. 5.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
7. 7.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
8. 8.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) repeating the mistake
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
14. 14.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) skipping the review (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
20. 20.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
24. 24.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking for feedback (c) hiding the mistake (d) skipping the review
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) repeating the mistake
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
32. 32.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) listening to new ideas (c) never deciding (d) ignoring facts
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) saying “who cares”
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
36. 36.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
38. 38.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
39. 39.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to show off (c) to copy friends (d) to fill pages

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