Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 569 · 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 hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
3. 3.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to learn from choices (c) to copy friends (d) to fill pages
4. 4.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
5. 5.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
6. 6.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
9. 9.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
11. 11.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Why me?”
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
14. 14.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
16. 16.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) agreeing with all (c) never deciding (d) listening to new ideas
18. 18.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking for feedback
19. 19.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
23. 23.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) checking your answers (d) skipping the review
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
28. 28.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
31. 31.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) skipping the review (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
35. 35.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
36. 36.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking for feedback (c) forgetting the lesson (d) repeating the mistake
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking for feedback

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