Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 243 · 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: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
3. 3.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
4. 4.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) forgetting the lesson (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
5. 5.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking for feedback
8. 8.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
10. 10.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) repeating the mistake
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
16. 16.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) repeating the mistake
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
19. 19.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) asking for feedback (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
21. 21.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
22. 22.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to learn from choices (c) to copy friends (d) to show off
23. 23.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) skipping the review (c) hiding the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
25. 25.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) saying “who cares” (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) noting what worked
28. 28.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
32. 32.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) saying “who cares” (d) keeping a thinking diary
35. 35.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Never again.”
36. 36.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
38. 38.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing

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