Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 735 · 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: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “What can I fix?”
6. 6.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔁 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.”
8. 8.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) saying “who cares” (d) noting what worked
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) noting what worked
17. 17.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Never again.”
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) repeating the mistake
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) skipping the review
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
21. 21.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) agreeing with all (c) ignoring facts (d) never deciding
22. 22.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
24. 24.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
30. 30.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
35. 35.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
36. 36.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
39. 39.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake

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