Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 818 · 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: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
2. 2.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
4. 4.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
7. 7.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
8. 8.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
10. 10.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) checking your answers (d) skipping the review
11. 11.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
13. 13.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
18. 18.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
20. 20.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) repeating the mistake
22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
24. 24.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
25. 25.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) hiding the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking for feedback
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
29. 29.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
32. 32.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to show off (c) to learn from choices (d) to copy friends
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
34. 34.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
36. 36.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
39. 39.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) trying a new way (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) skipping the review

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