Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 999 · 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.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
2. 2.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
8. 8.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) checking your answers (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
11. 11.Which of these learns nothing? (a) skipping the review (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
12. 12.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
16. 16.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
20. 20.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
22. 22.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to learn from choices (c) to show off (d) to fill pages
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
24. 24.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
27. 27.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) never deciding (c) agreeing with all (d) listening to new ideas
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) trying a new way
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) asking for feedback (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
31. 31.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) saying “who cares” (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
35. 35.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
38. 38.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Why me?”
39. 39.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve

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