Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 675 · 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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
2. 2.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking for feedback (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) asking for feedback
10. 10.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
13. 13.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
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 of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
16. 16.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) hiding the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
19. 19.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) listening to new ideas (c) ignoring facts (d) never deciding
23. 23.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) repeating the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) forgetting the lesson
24. 24.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
25. 25.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) saying “who cares”
27. 27.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “What can I fix?”
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) checking your answers (d) repeating the mistake
31. 31.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
34. 34.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
35. 35.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) saying “who cares”
36. 36.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) asking for feedback (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked
38. 38.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False

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