Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 678 · 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 never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (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.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake
7. 7.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
9. 9.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
12. 12.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) asking for feedback
14. 14.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
15. 15.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
19. 19.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
21. 21.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Why me?”
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
23. 23.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) repeating the mistake
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
26. 26.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) agreeing with all (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
27. 27.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to show off (c) to copy friends (d) to fill pages
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
33. 33.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
36. 36.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
37. 37.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) skipping the review (c) hiding the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
40. 40.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”

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