Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 724 · 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.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake
5. 5.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking what to change
6. 6.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) repeating the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) keeping a thinking diary
8. 8.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) saying “who cares” (c) repeating the mistake (d) hiding the mistake
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) checking your answers (d) hiding the mistake
13. 13.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) ignoring facts (c) listening to new ideas (d) agreeing with all
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
18. 18.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
20. 20.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) saying “who cares” (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
22. 22.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking for feedback
27. 27.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
28. 28.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
31. 31.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
32. 32.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
40. 40.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True

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