Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 120 · 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: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
6. 6.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback
9. 9.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) hiding the mistake (d) checking your answers
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
11. 11.🔁 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.”
12. 12.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
15. 15.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) saying “who cares” (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
17. 17.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
19. 19.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) ignoring facts (c) listening to new ideas (d) never deciding
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
23. 23.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) repeating the mistake
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) blaming bad luck (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking for feedback
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
36. 36.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) forgetting the lesson (d) repeating the mistake
39. 39.🎯 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.”
40. 40.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking for feedback

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