Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 157 · 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? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
3. 3.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “What can I fix?”
4. 4.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) trying a new way
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
12. 12.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson
13. 13.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
15. 15.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
19. 19.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking for feedback
22. 22.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) trying a new way
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
26. 26.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
27. 27.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
31. 31.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
38. 38.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Never again.”
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
40. 40.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False

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