Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 479 · 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.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
8. 8.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) ignoring facts (c) listening to new ideas (d) never deciding
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) skipping the review
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
13. 13.🔁 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.”
14. 14.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to copy friends (c) to fill pages (d) to learn from choices
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
16. 16.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎯 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.”
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
19. 19.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) keeping a thinking diary
20. 20.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
25. 25.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
26. 26.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) keeping a thinking diary
29. 29.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) saying “who cares”
32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) saying “who cares” (c) forgetting the lesson (d) hiding the mistake
33. 33.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
38. 38.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback

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