Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 107 · 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.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to fill pages (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices
2. 2.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) hiding the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake
4. 4.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) listening to new ideas (c) ignoring facts (d) never deciding
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
6. 6.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
7. 7.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
9. 9.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
12. 12.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
17. 17.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) asking for feedback (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
20. 20.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
22. 22.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Is it over?”
26. 26.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) keeping a thinking diary
27. 27.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
29. 29.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) trying a new way (c) repeating the mistake (d) skipping the review
32. 32.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) asking for feedback (d) hiding the mistake
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
35. 35.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
36. 36.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
40. 40.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False

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