Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 285 · 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: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
4. 4.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) skipping the review (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
5. 5.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “What can I fix?”
10. 10.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
14. 14.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) trying a new way
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking for feedback (c) trying a new way (d) asking what to change
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
17. 17.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
20. 20.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) checking your answers (d) hiding the mistake
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) checking your answers
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
25. 25.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
29. 29.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) ignoring facts (c) agreeing with all (d) listening to new ideas
30. 30.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
31. 31.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
34. 34.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) hiding the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
38. 38.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to fill pages (c) to copy friends (d) to show off
39. 39.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing

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