Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 561 · 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? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to copy friends (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
8. 8.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) repeating the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) saying “who cares”
9. 9.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) trying a new way
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) repeating the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) hiding the mistake
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
16. 16.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Never again.”
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
19. 19.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “What can I fix?”
20. 20.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) asking for feedback
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking for feedback
23. 23.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
26. 26.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) skipping the review (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
29. 29.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
31. 31.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
33. 33.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
35. 35.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) trying a new way (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) saying “who cares” (c) repeating the mistake (d) checking your answers
38. 38.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False

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