Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 941 · 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.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to copy friends (c) to learn from choices (d) to show off
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
5. 5.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
8. 8.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) trying a new way (c) asking for feedback (d) keeping a thinking diary
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) hiding the mistake
12. 12.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) checking your answers (c) saying “who cares” (d) hiding the mistake
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) repeating the mistake
15. 15.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) trying a new way
16. 16.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Who did worse?”
17. 17.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
19. 19.Which of these learns nothing? (a) skipping the review (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) noting what worked
20. 20.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking for feedback (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
22. 22.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
25. 25.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
26. 26.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
27. 27.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) saying “who cares” (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
31. 31.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
33. 33.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) trying a new way (d) hiding the mistake
38. 38.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve

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