Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 634 · 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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
5. 5.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
6. 6.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked
7. 7.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
8. 8.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
10. 10.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking for feedback
13. 13.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking for feedback
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
17. 17.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Why me?”
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
20. 20.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to show off (c) to learn from choices (d) to fill pages
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
23. 23.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) blaming bad luck (c) checking your answers (d) keeping a thinking diary
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
26. 26.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
28. 28.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) never deciding (c) listening to new ideas (d) agreeing with all
35. 35.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking what to change
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
37. 37.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
40. 40.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) trying a new way (c) forgetting the lesson (d) repeating the mistake

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