Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 345 · 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.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) forgetting the lesson
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking for feedback
4. 4.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
6. 6.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) listening to new ideas (d) ignoring facts
10. 10.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
11. 11.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Who did worse?”
13. 13.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
15. 15.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
21. 21.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
23. 23.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to learn from choices (c) to show off (d) to fill pages
24. 24.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
29. 29.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
31. 31.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
32. 32.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
38. 38.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) repeating the mistake

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