Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 496 · 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: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
2. 2.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) hiding the mistake
3. 3.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) repeating the mistake
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) trying a new way
6. 6.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
9. 9.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
11. 11.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) hiding the mistake
13. 13.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
16. 16.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
24. 24.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) trying a new way
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
28. 28.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) checking your answers (c) hiding the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
31. 31.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
34. 34.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
35. 35.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) forgetting the lesson
38. 38.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) hiding the mistake
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers

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