Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 579 · 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: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
6. 6.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
11. 11.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) trying a new way (d) saying “who cares”
14. 14.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) agreeing with all (c) never deciding (d) listening to new ideas
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
16. 16.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) checking your answers
17. 17.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking for feedback
20. 20.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
22. 22.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) repeating the mistake
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
25. 25.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
28. 28.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
30. 30.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking for feedback (b) saying “who cares” (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
35. 35.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) keeping a thinking diary
39. 39.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to fill pages (c) to learn from choices (d) to show off
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”

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