Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 245 · 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 silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) hiding the mistake
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) checking your answers
10. 10.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
14. 14.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
16. 16.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) skipping the review
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
19. 19.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
21. 21.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
26. 26.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to fill pages (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices
27. 27.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) skipping the review
31. 31.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) trying a new way
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
35. 35.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
37. 37.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
39. 39.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) checking your answers
40. 40.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True

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