Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 629 · 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: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
6. 6.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) forgetting the lesson (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
9. 9.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
11. 11.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) forgetting the lesson
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
14. 14.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) never deciding (c) agreeing with all (d) listening to new ideas
15. 15.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
16. 16.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
18. 18.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to copy friends (c) to fill pages (d) to learn from choices
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
21. 21.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) keeping a thinking diary
22. 22.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
23. 23.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) trying a new way
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
25. 25.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) saying “who cares” (d) trying a new way
30. 30.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson
32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) hiding the mistake
33. 33.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “What can I fix?”
34. 34.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
36. 36.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
40. 40.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False

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