Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 518 · 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? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
2. 2.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
3. 3.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
7. 7.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) skipping the review (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
8. 8.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to learn from choices (c) to copy friends (d) to show off
11. 11.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
13. 13.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
15. 15.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
18. 18.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
21. 21.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking what to change
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
24. 24.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
26. 26.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
29. 29.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
34. 34.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
35. 35.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
39. 39.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve

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