Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 673 · 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.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
2. 2.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking for feedback
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) repeating the mistake
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
14. 14.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to fill pages (c) to show off (d) to copy friends
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
16. 16.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
18. 18.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) trying a new way
19. 19.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
22. 22.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
24. 24.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
28. 28.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
31. 31.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
35. 35.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking for feedback
40. 40.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False

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