Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 558 · 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 hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
2. 2.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) listening to new ideas (c) ignoring facts (d) agreeing with all
4. 4.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
6. 6.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
7. 7.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
10. 10.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
14. 14.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
16. 16.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
20. 20.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
21. 21.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
23. 23.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
24. 24.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
25. 25.🔁 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.”
26. 26.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
28. 28.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to fill pages (c) to show off (d) to copy friends
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) asking for feedback
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
31. 31.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) repeating the mistake
33. 33.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
38. 38.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) checking your answers
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing

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