Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 895 · 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: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
6. 6.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking what to change (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) checking your answers
9. 9.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
11. 11.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
14. 14.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Never again.”
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
17. 17.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) repeating the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) saying “who cares”
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
20. 20.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) saying “who cares”
21. 21.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
26. 26.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
30. 30.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
32. 32.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) forgetting the lesson (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking for feedback
38. 38.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve

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