Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 635 · 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.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
5. 5.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
10. 10.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) asking for feedback
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking what to change (c) saying “who cares” (d) skipping the review
12. 12.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
16. 16.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
20. 20.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
22. 22.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) hiding the mistake
26. 26.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking what to change (d) asking for feedback
29. 29.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
30. 30.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) listening to new ideas (c) never deciding (d) agreeing with all
33. 33.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) checking your answers
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
37. 37.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to show off (c) to copy friends (d) to learn from choices
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
40. 40.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True

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