Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 557 · 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 never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
3. 3.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
6. 6.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
8. 8.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) checking your answers (d) repeating the mistake
10. 10.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
13. 13.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
15. 15.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
20. 20.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
26. 26.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
29. 29.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to show off (c) to learn from choices (d) to fill pages
30. 30.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
33. 33.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking for feedback (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
34. 34.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
36. 36.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these learns nothing? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) trying a new way
38. 38.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded

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