Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 395 · 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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
5. 5.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
7. 7.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
8. 8.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) listening to new ideas (c) ignoring facts (d) agreeing with all
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
14. 14.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
16. 16.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) trying a new way
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
21. 21.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to copy friends (c) to learn from choices (d) to show off
22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) asking for feedback
23. 23.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
25. 25.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “What can I fix?”
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) repeating the mistake
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
28. 28.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
31. 31.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
38. 38.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) saying “who cares” (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve

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