Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 640 · 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 learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking for feedback
2. 2.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
5. 5.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) ignoring facts (c) agreeing with all (d) never deciding
6. 6.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
10. 10.Which of these learns nothing? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) checking your answers
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) hiding the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) skipping the review
13. 13.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking what to change (d) skipping the review
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
21. 21.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
25. 25.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking what to change (c) repeating the mistake (d) trying a new way
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
29. 29.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Is it over?”
30. 30.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) saying “who cares” (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) hiding the mistake
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
33. 33.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
35. 35.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) skipping the review
36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) trying a new way (c) forgetting the lesson (d) repeating the mistake
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
38. 38.🎯 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.”
39. 39.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) checking your answers (c) hiding the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
40. 40.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True

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