Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 819 · 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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
3. 3.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
5. 5.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
6. 6.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) checking your answers
10. 10.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
12. 12.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) asking for feedback
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
14. 14.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) trying a new way (d) hiding the mistake
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) saying “who cares”
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
20. 20.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
22. 22.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) ignoring facts (c) never deciding (d) agreeing with all
24. 24.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
26. 26.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
30. 30.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
32. 32.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
35. 35.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to fill pages (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices
36. 36.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
38. 38.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking for feedback
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded

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