Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 784 · 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) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) skipping the review
5. 5.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking for feedback (c) trying a new way (d) checking your answers
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
13. 13.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) hiding the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
14. 14.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) hiding the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) asking for feedback
17. 17.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
20. 20.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to learn from choices (c) to fill pages (d) to show off
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
23. 23.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
26. 26.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) repeating the mistake
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) noting what worked
30. 30.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “I don’t care.”
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking what to change (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) skipping the review
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
35. 35.🎯 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.”
36. 36.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) hiding the mistake
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) checking your answers (d) hiding the mistake
40. 40.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) hiding the mistake (d) checking your answers

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