Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 409 · 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 hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) repeating the mistake
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
6. 6.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) agreeing with all (c) listening to new ideas (d) ignoring facts
7. 7.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Why me?”
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
12. 12.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking for feedback
14. 14.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
16. 16.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
17. 17.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
20. 20.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
22. 22.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) saying “who cares” (d) keeping a thinking diary
25. 25.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) checking your answers (d) saying “who cares”
26. 26.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
28. 28.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
30. 30.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) saying “who cares”
33. 33.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) trying a new way
34. 34.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
36. 36.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing

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