Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 660 · 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) True (b) False
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
3. 3.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “I don’t care.”
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) checking your answers (d) skipping the review
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) noting what worked
8. 8.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
10. 10.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
12. 12.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
17. 17.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) hiding the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) checking your answers
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
22. 22.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
24. 24.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Why me?”
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) repeating the mistake
27. 27.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
29. 29.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) saying “who cares”
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
32. 32.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
35. 35.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
38. 38.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded

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