Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 168 · 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 learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) asking for feedback
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review
3. 3.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
6. 6.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) forgetting the lesson
7. 7.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) saying “who cares” (c) forgetting the lesson (d) skipping the review
10. 10.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) repeating the mistake
11. 11.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
13. 13.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) skipping the review (c) asking what to change (d) trying a new way
14. 14.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) trying a new way
18. 18.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
21. 21.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
23. 23.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
25. 25.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) saying “who cares”
26. 26.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback
28. 28.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) ignoring facts (c) agreeing with all (d) never deciding
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) repeating the mistake (d) skipping the review
33. 33.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
36. 36.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to show off (c) to learn from choices (d) to fill pages
37. 37.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
40. 40.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False

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