Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 281 · 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: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) saying “who cares” (c) hiding the mistake (d) trying a new way
3. 3.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
4. 4.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
6. 6.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
7. 7.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) listening to new ideas (c) ignoring facts (d) never deciding
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) saying “who cares” (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
10. 10.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “What can I fix?”
11. 11.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
13. 13.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) skipping the review (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
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 is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
17. 17.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to learn from choices (c) to copy friends (d) to fill pages
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
21. 21.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked
23. 23.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
26. 26.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) hiding the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
30. 30.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) keeping a thinking diary
37. 37.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) repeating the mistake
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing

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