Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 304 · 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) skipping the review (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) asking for feedback
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
7. 7.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
9. 9.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) asking for feedback
15. 15.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking what to change
16. 16.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) listening to new ideas (c) ignoring facts (d) never deciding
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
18. 18.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
22. 22.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
25. 25.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
29. 29.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
31. 31.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
33. 33.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
38. 38.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
39. 39.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) skipping the review (d) hiding the mistake
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing

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