Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 128 · 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) keeping a thinking diary (b) repeating the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) skipping the review
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) saying “who cares” (c) checking your answers (d) asking for feedback
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
4. 4.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
7. 7.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “What can I fix?”
8. 8.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) repeating the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
11. 11.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) repeating the mistake
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
14. 14.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎯 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.”
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
17. 17.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) noting what worked
22. 22.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) blaming bad luck (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
26. 26.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
27. 27.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) skipping the review
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
30. 30.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
34. 34.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
36. 36.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
40. 40.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True

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