Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 592 · 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: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
4. 4.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) hiding the mistake
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
6. 6.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “What can I fix?”
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) noting what worked
11. 11.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) keeping a thinking diary
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) repeating the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking for feedback
14. 14.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) keeping a thinking diary
15. 15.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
16. 16.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) repeating the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) hiding the mistake (d) trying a new way
20. 20.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
27. 27.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) agreeing with all (c) listening to new ideas (d) ignoring facts
29. 29.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
34. 34.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
37. 37.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
38. 38.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded

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