Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 153 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
2. 2.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) keeping a thinking diary
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
8. 8.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
9. 9.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
11. 11.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
14. 14.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) listening to new ideas (c) never deciding (d) ignoring facts
16. 16.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
17. 17.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to fill pages (c) to learn from choices (d) to show off
18. 18.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
20. 20.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
24. 24.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking for feedback
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
29. 29.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
32. 32.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) saying “who cares”
38. 38.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False

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