Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 105 · 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.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
2. 2.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) trying a new way
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
6. 6.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
9. 9.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
10. 10.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
13. 13.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
16. 16.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) checking your answers
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
25. 25.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
26. 26.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking for feedback
28. 28.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) hiding the mistake
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
31. 31.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
33. 33.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) saying “who cares” (d) trying a new way
34. 34.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) keeping a thinking diary
36. 36.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Is it over?”
37. 37.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
39. 39.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
40. 40.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False

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