Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 731 · 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.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) listening to new ideas (c) agreeing with all (d) ignoring facts
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) hiding the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
6. 6.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to fill pages (c) to show off (d) to copy friends
7. 7.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Why me?”
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
9. 9.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) asking for feedback
11. 11.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
14. 14.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) checking your answers
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
17. 17.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
19. 19.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) repeating the mistake
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
29. 29.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) checking your answers
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
31. 31.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
33. 33.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
35. 35.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking for feedback
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) skipping the review (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
40. 40.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False

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