Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 104 · 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: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
4. 4.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) saying “who cares”
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
6. 6.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “I don’t care.”
9. 9.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) checking your answers
10. 10.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
15. 15.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
17. 17.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to copy friends (c) to fill pages (d) to show off
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
23. 23.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎯 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.”
26. 26.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) ignoring facts (c) agreeing with all (d) listening to new ideas
27. 27.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) checking your answers
29. 29.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Is it over?”
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
31. 31.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
34. 34.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
39. 39.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True

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