Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 125 · 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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
4. 4.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking for feedback (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
5. 5.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) saying “who cares”
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) keeping a thinking diary
11. 11.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
17. 17.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
19. 19.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
22. 22.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
24. 24.Which of these learns nothing? (a) skipping the review (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
26. 26.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
27. 27.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to learn from choices (c) to copy friends (d) to fill pages
28. 28.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
31. 31.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
36. 36.🎯 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.”
37. 37.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) listening to new ideas (c) agreeing with all (d) never deciding
38. 38.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True

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