Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 590 · 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: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) keeping a thinking diary
4. 4.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) trying a new way (d) repeating the mistake
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking what to change (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
6. 6.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
7. 7.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Is it over?”
8. 8.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
10. 10.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
11. 11.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
13. 13.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to show off (c) to fill pages (d) to learn from choices
14. 14.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) trying a new way (d) repeating the mistake
23. 23.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
25. 25.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
28. 28.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
30. 30.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
33. 33.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) ignoring facts (c) agreeing with all (d) never deciding
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking for feedback (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) trying a new way (c) skipping the review (d) checking your answers
36. 36.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) skipping the review (c) forgetting the lesson (d) repeating the mistake
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
39. 39.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded

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