Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 48 · 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 wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) skipping the review
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
5. 5.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Never again.”
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
7. 7.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) skipping the review (d) trying a new way
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
11. 11.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
16. 16.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to copy friends (c) to fill pages (d) to show off
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
19. 19.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
21. 21.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) saying “who cares”
22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) hiding the mistake
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
24. 24.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) hiding the mistake (d) trying a new way
27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
28. 28.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
34. 34.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
36. 36.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
38. 38.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded

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