Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 299 · 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.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
3. 3.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Why me?”
4. 4.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
6. 6.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
10. 10.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
11. 11.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) skipping the review (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked
13. 13.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these learns nothing? (a) saying “who cares” (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked
15. 15.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
17. 17.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to copy friends (c) to fill pages (d) to learn from choices
18. 18.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
21. 21.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
22. 22.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these learns nothing? (a) skipping the review (b) asking for feedback (c) asking what to change (d) trying a new way
25. 25.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) hiding the mistake
28. 28.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) repeating the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) hiding the mistake
30. 30.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
31. 31.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
35. 35.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) saying “who cares” (d) forgetting the lesson
38. 38.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False

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