Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 541 · 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? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
2. 2.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “What can I fix?”
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) checking your answers
7. 7.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
10. 10.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
12. 12.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to fill pages (c) to copy friends (d) to learn from choices
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
17. 17.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) checking your answers (c) hiding the mistake (d) repeating the mistake
20. 20.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
21. 21.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
25. 25.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
31. 31.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
35. 35.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) trying a new way (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
39. 39.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) hiding the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking for feedback

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