Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 652 · 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: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Why me?”
3. 3.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
8. 8.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) asking what to change
11. 11.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to copy friends (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices
13. 13.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) repeating the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
20. 20.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
24. 24.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
26. 26.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) hiding the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) checking your answers
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
33. 33.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
34. 34.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
36. 36.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary

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