Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 456 · 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 was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) keeping a thinking diary
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
4. 4.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) trying a new way (c) saying “who cares” (d) blaming bad luck
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
6. 6.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
12. 12.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
14. 14.🔁 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.”
15. 15.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
17. 17.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking for feedback (c) hiding the mistake (d) skipping the review
19. 19.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “What can I fix?”
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
21. 21.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
23. 23.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
26. 26.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) ignoring facts (c) listening to new ideas (d) agreeing with all
27. 27.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
30. 30.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
36. 36.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to show off (c) to fill pages (d) to copy friends
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
38. 38.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
40. 40.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True

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