Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 632 · 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.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) asking for feedback
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
6. 6.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to show off (c) to copy friends (d) to fill pages
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
11. 11.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
12. 12.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) saying “who cares”
13. 13.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake
14. 14.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) hiding the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) skipping the review
16. 16.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) skipping the review
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking for feedback
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
22. 22.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
24. 24.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) agreeing with all (c) never deciding (d) ignoring facts
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
27. 27.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) checking your answers
29. 29.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
31. 31.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
32. 32.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
34. 34.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) trying a new way
38. 38.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck

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