Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 276 · 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.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
2. 2.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
3. 3.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Never again.”
5. 5.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “What can I fix?”
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) trying a new way
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
10. 10.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
13. 13.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) never deciding (c) agreeing with all (d) ignoring facts
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) trying a new way (c) forgetting the lesson (d) skipping the review
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
18. 18.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
24. 24.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) noting what worked
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
27. 27.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) saying “who cares” (c) trying a new way (d) asking for feedback
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
30. 30.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
33. 33.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
35. 35.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking for feedback
37. 37.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
39. 39.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve

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