Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 497 · 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) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
3. 3.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
4. 4.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) keeping a thinking diary
6. 6.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
8. 8.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
10. 10.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
11. 11.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking for feedback
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
13. 13.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) saying “who cares” (d) skipping the review
15. 15.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) hiding the mistake
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
23. 23.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “What can I fix?”
26. 26.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
31. 31.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
33. 33.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
36. 36.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) hiding the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
38. 38.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “I don’t care.”
40. 40.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True

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