Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 161 · 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.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “What can I fix?”
2. 2.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Never again.”
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
4. 4.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) ignoring facts (c) agreeing with all (d) never deciding
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
6. 6.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
8. 8.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake
12. 12.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking for feedback (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) repeating the mistake
15. 15.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
17. 17.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
20. 20.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to show off (c) to learn from choices (d) to copy friends
25. 25.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) checking your answers
26. 26.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) checking your answers
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) hiding the mistake
30. 30.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
34. 34.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) saying “who cares” (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
37. 37.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
39. 39.Which of these learns nothing? (a) skipping the review (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded

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