Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 235 · 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: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) blaming bad luck (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) trying a new way
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
7. 7.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
8. 8.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) trying a new way
10. 10.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) keeping a thinking diary
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
15. 15.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) repeating the mistake (d) trying a new way
18. 18.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
20. 20.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking for feedback (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) hiding the mistake
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
24. 24.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) repeating the mistake
25. 25.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
28. 28.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
32. 32.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Never again.”
33. 33.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Is it over?”
34. 34.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) saying “who cares”
38. 38.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) asking for feedback
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded

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