Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 899 · 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 hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
3. 3.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
6. 6.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to learn from choices (c) to copy friends (d) to fill pages
11. 11.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) checking your answers (d) hiding the mistake
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
13. 13.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
14. 14.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking for feedback
16. 16.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) hiding the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) skipping the review
19. 19.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
21. 21.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Who did worse?”
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) trying a new way
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) asking for feedback (c) hiding the mistake (d) repeating the mistake
26. 26.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking for feedback
28. 28.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) skipping the review (d) forgetting the lesson
31. 31.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) saying “who cares”
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
36. 36.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) trying a new way (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked
37. 37.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
39. 39.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked

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