Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

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

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