Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 836 · 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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
2. 2.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) hiding the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
3. 3.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
5. 5.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to fill pages (c) to copy friends (d) to learn from choices
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) keeping a thinking diary
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
11. 11.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) ignoring facts (c) never deciding (d) listening to new ideas
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
15. 15.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
17. 17.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) saying “who cares”
23. 23.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) blaming bad luck (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) trying a new way
24. 24.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) saying “who cares” (c) trying a new way (d) asking for feedback
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) checking your answers (d) saying “who cares”
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked
30. 30.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) repeating the mistake
31. 31.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
35. 35.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) checking your answers
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) hiding the mistake
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) blaming bad luck (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking for feedback
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
40. 40.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True

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