Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 793 · 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) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) keeping a thinking diary
2. 2.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
3. 3.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) asking for feedback
4. 4.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
9. 9.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
11. 11.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) repeating the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking for feedback
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) saying “who cares” (d) noting what worked
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
16. 16.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) agreeing with all (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
17. 17.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) saying “who cares”
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
21. 21.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) saying “who cares”
22. 22.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Why me?”
26. 26.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
30. 30.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) checking your answers (d) hiding the mistake
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) hiding the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
34. 34.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
37. 37.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
39. 39.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True

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