Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 478 · 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: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
6. 6.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “What can I fix?”
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
8. 8.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
10. 10.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking for feedback
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) checking your answers
13. 13.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking what to change (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
15. 15.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) skipping the review (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) checking your answers
17. 17.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) saying “who cares”
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
22. 22.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) asking for feedback (c) saying “who cares” (d) keeping a thinking diary
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
26. 26.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to copy friends (c) to learn from choices (d) to fill pages
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
28. 28.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
30. 30.Which of these learns nothing? (a) skipping the review (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
32. 32.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
34. 34.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
37. 37.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) never deciding (c) listening to new ideas (d) agreeing with all
38. 38.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve

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