Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 334 · 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.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
5. 5.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) ignoring facts (c) never deciding (d) agreeing with all
6. 6.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Never again.”
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Who did worse?”
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) hiding the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
13. 13.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
16. 16.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
20. 20.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) skipping the review (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
23. 23.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
27. 27.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to show off (c) to copy friends (d) to fill pages
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
29. 29.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
32. 32.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
34. 34.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) skipping the review
36. 36.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) trying a new way (d) repeating the mistake
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) trying a new way (c) saying “who cares” (d) hiding the mistake
38. 38.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
39. 39.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False

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