Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 700 · 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: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) asking what to change
3. 3.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to copy friends (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices
4. 4.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
6. 6.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake
12. 12.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) repeating the mistake
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
17. 17.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) hiding the mistake
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) keeping a thinking diary
23. 23.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Never again.”
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
27. 27.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review
30. 30.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
31. 31.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) checking your answers (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake
32. 32.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) hiding the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) keeping a thinking diary
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) asking for feedback (d) hiding the mistake
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
36. 36.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
37. 37.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) trying a new way (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
38. 38.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded

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