Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 617 · 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.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) trying a new way (d) saying “who cares”
3. 3.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Why me?”
4. 4.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
7. 7.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
8. 8.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
10. 10.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
11. 11.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) checking your answers
13. 13.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) hiding the mistake (d) checking your answers
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) trying a new way
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
20. 20.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
21. 21.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) ignoring facts (c) never deciding (d) listening to new ideas
22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
23. 23.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
27. 27.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
30. 30.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to fill pages (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
36. 36.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded

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