Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 514 · 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) “No, I’m right.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
2. 2.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
4. 4.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “What can I fix?”
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
6. 6.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
10. 10.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
12. 12.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) listening to new ideas (d) ignoring facts
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
16. 16.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
19. 19.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
21. 21.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Never again.”
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
23. 23.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) asking for feedback (c) forgetting the lesson (d) saying “who cares”
26. 26.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
28. 28.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
32. 32.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) saying “who cares”
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
36. 36.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
39. 39.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) repeating the mistake
40. 40.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True

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