Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 271 · 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.🔁 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.”
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) asking for feedback
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
5. 5.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
9. 9.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) listening to new ideas (c) ignoring facts (d) agreeing with all
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) hiding the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
14. 14.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking what to change
16. 16.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
17. 17.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) asking for feedback
22. 22.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
23. 23.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
25. 25.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) checking your answers
30. 30.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
35. 35.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
37. 37.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) hiding the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) checking your answers (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded

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