Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 50 · 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.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
3. 3.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) skipping the review
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) keeping a thinking diary
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
8. 8.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) ignoring facts (c) listening to new ideas (d) agreeing with all
9. 9.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
12. 12.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
15. 15.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) asking what to change
17. 17.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
19. 19.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
22. 22.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) checking your answers
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) repeating the mistake
25. 25.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) hiding the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) keeping a thinking diary
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
30. 30.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
32. 32.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) repeating the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) trying a new way
34. 34.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
35. 35.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
36. 36.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) hiding the mistake (d) checking your answers
38. 38.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking what to change
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing

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