Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 638 · 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) skipping the review (b) asking what to change (c) trying a new way (d) checking your answers
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
3. 3.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) trying a new way
4. 4.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) agreeing with all (c) listening to new ideas (d) ignoring facts
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
10. 10.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) saying “who cares” (d) keeping a thinking diary
12. 12.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
14. 14.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
19. 19.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Never again.”
20. 20.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) trying a new way
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) checking your answers (d) saying “who cares”
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
25. 25.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
27. 27.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
30. 30.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
33. 33.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
35. 35.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
37. 37.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) keeping a thinking diary

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