Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 667 · 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 never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
4. 4.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
6. 6.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) skipping the review (d) asking for feedback
7. 7.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
9. 9.🔁 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.”
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
14. 14.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
15. 15.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking for feedback
16. 16.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) never deciding (c) agreeing with all (d) ignoring facts
17. 17.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking for feedback (d) checking your answers
20. 20.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) saying “who cares”
23. 23.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
25. 25.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
27. 27.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) saying “who cares” (d) noting what worked
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
30. 30.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to copy friends (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices
32. 32.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking for feedback
36. 36.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
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: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change

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