Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 750 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking what to change
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
3. 3.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to copy friends (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) repeating the mistake
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
8. 8.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
9. 9.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) blaming bad luck (c) forgetting the lesson (d) saying “who cares”
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
13. 13.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) skipping the review (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) checking your answers (d) skipping the review
18. 18.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
19. 19.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “What can I fix?”
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
21. 21.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
25. 25.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) listening to new ideas (c) agreeing with all (d) never deciding
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
28. 28.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) repeating the mistake
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
30. 30.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
31. 31.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) asking for feedback (c) forgetting the lesson (d) repeating the mistake
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) trying a new way
35. 35.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) skipping the review (d) trying a new way
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
37. 37.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
39. 39.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True

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