Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 359 · 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.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) listening to new ideas (c) ignoring facts (d) agreeing with all
2. 2.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson
4. 4.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to learn from choices (c) to fill pages (d) to show off
5. 5.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) skipping the review
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
15. 15.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
17. 17.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Who did worse?”
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) checking your answers
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
23. 23.🎯 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.”
24. 24.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
27. 27.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
29. 29.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) repeating the mistake
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
32. 32.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
34. 34.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) asking for feedback (d) saying “who cares”
39. 39.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
40. 40.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True

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