Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 824 · 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.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
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.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
4. 4.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “I don’t care.”
5. 5.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
7. 7.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to fill pages (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices
8. 8.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
11. 11.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
15. 15.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
18. 18.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
24. 24.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) saying “who cares” (c) repeating the mistake (d) hiding the mistake
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
26. 26.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) keeping a thinking diary
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
28. 28.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) saying “who cares” (d) keeping a thinking diary
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) asking for feedback (c) hiding the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
31. 31.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Why me?”
32. 32.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
39. 39.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
40. 40.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False

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