Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 589 · 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: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
5. 5.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
9. 9.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
11. 11.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
15. 15.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) saying “who cares”
19. 19.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) hiding the mistake
25. 25.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
27. 27.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) agreeing with all (c) listening to new ideas (d) ignoring facts
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
30. 30.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) skipping the review (d) asking for feedback
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
32. 32.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 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.”
36. 36.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to copy friends (c) to learn from choices (d) to fill pages

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