Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 225 · 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.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
4. 4.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) listening to new ideas (c) ignoring facts (d) never deciding
5. 5.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking for feedback (c) asking what to change (d) saying “who cares”
9. 9.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) noting what worked (d) saying “who cares”
11. 11.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
13. 13.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to show off (c) to copy friends (d) to fill pages
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) saying “who cares”
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking for feedback (d) repeating the mistake
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
18. 18.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
22. 22.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
26. 26.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
28. 28.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Never again.”
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
30. 30.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
34. 34.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
37. 37.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
39. 39.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking for feedback (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary

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