Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 749 · 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 what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
2. 2.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
5. 5.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
7. 7.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
8. 8.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) hiding the mistake
10. 10.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Who did worse?”
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
16. 16.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) keeping a thinking diary
17. 17.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to fill pages (c) to copy friends (d) to learn from choices
18. 18.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson
19. 19.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
21. 21.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) never deciding (c) listening to new ideas (d) agreeing with all
22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking for feedback
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
24. 24.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) skipping the review
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) trying a new way (d) repeating the mistake
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
30. 30.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking for feedback
33. 33.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
34. 34.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎯 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.”
36. 36.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) saying “who cares” (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
37. 37.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded

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