Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 305 · 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) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) keeping a thinking diary
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) forgetting the lesson (c) saying “who cares” (d) skipping the review
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
4. 4.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
7. 7.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) agreeing with all (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
8. 8.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
10. 10.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
12. 12.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
14. 14.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
16. 16.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to fill pages (c) to show off (d) to copy friends
18. 18.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
24. 24.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
28. 28.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking what to change (c) saying “who cares” (d) hiding the mistake
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
31. 31.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (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: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
35. 35.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
39. 39.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
40. 40.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True

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