Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 627 · 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.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
4. 4.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
6. 6.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
9. 9.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
12. 12.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
15. 15.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking for feedback (c) hiding the mistake (d) checking your answers
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
17. 17.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Why me?”
18. 18.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to show off (c) to copy friends (d) to learn from choices
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake
23. 23.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) ignoring facts (c) listening to new ideas (d) agreeing with all
24. 24.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
26. 26.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
27. 27.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
29. 29.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking for feedback (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
30. 30.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking for feedback
31. 31.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
37. 37.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
40. 40.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True

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