Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 210 · 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.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to fill pages (c) to copy friends (d) to learn from choices
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) hiding the mistake
4. 4.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
6. 6.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
8. 8.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
9. 9.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) saying “who cares”
11. 11.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
17. 17.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
20. 20.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) listening to new ideas (c) never deciding (d) ignoring facts
21. 21.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
23. 23.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
24. 24.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
28. 28.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
30. 30.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking for feedback (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) trying a new way
34. 34.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
36. 36.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
38. 38.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) hiding the mistake

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