Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 111 · 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: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to fill pages (c) to copy friends (d) to learn from choices
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
5. 5.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
7. 7.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) saying “who cares” (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) checking your answers
8. 8.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) keeping a thinking diary
9. 9.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) blaming bad luck (c) hiding the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
13. 13.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) skipping the review
19. 19.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) skipping the review
23. 23.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) asking for feedback (c) forgetting the lesson (d) saying “who cares”
25. 25.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
27. 27.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
29. 29.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
31. 31.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking what to change
36. 36.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking what to change (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked

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