Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 298 · 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) blaming bad luck (b) asking for feedback (c) hiding the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
2. 2.🎯 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.”
3. 3.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
5. 5.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
13. 13.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) noting what worked
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
18. 18.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to learn from choices (c) to show off (d) to fill pages
19. 19.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Who did worse?”
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
22. 22.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) asking for feedback
24. 24.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
25. 25.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) checking your answers
26. 26.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “I don’t care.”
27. 27.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
30. 30.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
33. 33.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
35. 35.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) repeating the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) trying a new way
36. 36.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
39. 39.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded

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