Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 388 · 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) agreeing with all (c) listening to new ideas (d) ignoring facts
2. 2.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) asking for feedback
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
4. 4.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) hiding the mistake
6. 6.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Is it over?”
7. 7.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) saying “who cares” (d) trying a new way
8. 8.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
10. 10.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
12. 12.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to fill pages (c) to copy friends (d) to learn from choices
13. 13.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
15. 15.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
18. 18.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) saying “who cares” (d) keeping a thinking diary
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
26. 26.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
29. 29.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) skipping the review (d) checking your answers
30. 30.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) repeating the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) saying “who cares”
37. 37.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers

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