Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

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

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