Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 742 · 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: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking for feedback (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
3. 3.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
5. 5.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Why me?”
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) hiding the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) asking what to change
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
10. 10.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
15. 15.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
17. 17.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
20. 20.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
23. 23.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking what to change
24. 24.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking for feedback (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
28. 28.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to fill pages (c) to copy friends (d) to show off
30. 30.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
33. 33.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
35. 35.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) listening to new ideas (c) ignoring facts (d) never deciding
36. 36.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) trying a new way
39. 39.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) keeping a thinking diary

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