Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 436 · 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.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “I don’t care.”
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
3. 3.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) repeating the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
11. 11.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these learns nothing? (a) skipping the review (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
14. 14.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to fill pages (c) to copy friends (d) to learn from choices
15. 15.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) ignoring facts (c) listening to new ideas (d) never deciding
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
20. 20.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Who did worse?”
21. 21.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) repeating the mistake
26. 26.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) keeping a thinking diary
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) saying “who cares”
31. 31.True or false: “noting what worked” 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) closed-minded (b) open-minded
33. 33.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
35. 35.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
36. 36.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) checking your answers
39. 39.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”

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