Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 657 · 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: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
5. 5.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “I don’t care.”
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
10. 10.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) trying a new way (d) keeping a thinking diary
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
13. 13.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
14. 14.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) trying a new way (d) saying “who cares”
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
20. 20.🎯 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.”
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) saying “who cares” (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
25. 25.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to fill pages (c) to copy friends (d) to learn from choices
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
29. 29.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “What can I fix?”
31. 31.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) trying a new way (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
32. 32.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
37. 37.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True

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