Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 813 · 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) True (b) False
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
4. 4.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) keeping a thinking diary
6. 6.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) listening to new ideas (d) ignoring facts
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Why me?”
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
10. 10.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) checking your answers
12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
13. 13.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to fill pages (c) to learn from choices (d) to show off
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
16. 16.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
19. 19.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
23. 23.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) hiding the mistake (d) checking your answers
25. 25.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
26. 26.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
29. 29.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
32. 32.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
36. 36.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) trying a new way
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
39. 39.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False

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