Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 230 · 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.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) agreeing with all (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
3. 3.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Is it over?”
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) checking your answers
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) trying a new way (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
11. 11.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
15. 15.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
17. 17.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) asking what to change (c) hiding the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
22. 22.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) saying “who cares” (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) checking your answers
25. 25.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
26. 26.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) skipping the review (d) hiding the mistake
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) repeating the mistake
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
30. 30.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) saying “who cares” (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking for feedback
31. 31.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
33. 33.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) checking your answers
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
35. 35.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
37. 37.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
38. 38.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True

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