Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 155 · 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: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
2. 2.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
6. 6.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) hiding the mistake
7. 7.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
8. 8.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) asking for feedback (d) saying “who cares”
9. 9.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) ignoring facts (c) never deciding (d) agreeing with all
12. 12.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
14. 14.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to show off (c) to fill pages (d) to learn from choices
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
16. 16.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Who did worse?”
19. 19.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) saying “who cares” (d) keeping a thinking diary
25. 25.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) saying “who cares” (c) hiding the mistake (d) skipping the review
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
27. 27.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake
30. 30.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) repeating the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) asking for feedback
32. 32.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
36. 36.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
38. 38.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) asking what to change
39. 39.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True

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