Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 888 · 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? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
3. 3.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Is it over?”
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
9. 9.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
16. 16.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to copy friends (c) to fill pages (d) to show off
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
20. 20.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking what to change
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) trying a new way (c) hiding the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
22. 22.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
24. 24.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) repeating the mistake
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
27. 27.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
29. 29.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) trying a new way (d) noting what worked
31. 31.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) skipping the review (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
35. 35.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
37. 37.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
39. 39.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change

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