Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 601 · 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.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
4. 4.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
5. 5.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Why me?”
6. 6.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to fill pages (c) to learn from choices (d) to show off
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review
8. 8.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) checking your answers (d) hiding the mistake
10. 10.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) saying “who cares”
11. 11.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
13. 13.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
19. 19.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
23. 23.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) never deciding (c) ignoring facts (d) agreeing with all
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
25. 25.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
27. 27.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
33. 33.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “I don’t care.”
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) repeating the mistake
35. 35.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
36. 36.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) skipping the review (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) checking your answers
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) asking what to change (c) repeating the mistake (d) hiding the mistake

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