Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 556 · 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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
3. 3.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
6. 6.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) saying “who cares” (c) hiding the mistake (d) skipping the review
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
15. 15.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
17. 17.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
18. 18.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
19. 19.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to show off (c) to copy friends (d) to fill pages
21. 21.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
24. 24.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review
25. 25.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) trying a new way
30. 30.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
31. 31.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
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 learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
35. 35.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) hiding the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) checking your answers
38. 38.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) asking for feedback

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