Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 610 · 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) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
6. 6.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) forgetting the lesson (c) saying “who cares” (d) repeating the mistake
8. 8.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) saying “who cares” (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
10. 10.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) trying a new way
13. 13.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) keeping a thinking diary
14. 14.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to fill pages (c) to learn from choices (d) to copy friends
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
16. 16.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) saying “who cares”
19. 19.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
22. 22.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking for feedback (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
26. 26.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) trying a new way
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
30. 30.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
37. 37.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Who did worse?”
38. 38.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking what to change

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