Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 830 · 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: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to copy friends (c) to learn from choices (d) to fill pages
7. 7.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
14. 14.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
16. 16.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) hiding the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
18. 18.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) checking your answers
19. 19.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎯 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.”
21. 21.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) skipping the review
22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) hiding the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
23. 23.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Why me?”
24. 24.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) trying a new way
27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked
28. 28.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
32. 32.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
33. 33.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
40. 40.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson

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