Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 84 · 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.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) ignoring facts (c) listening to new ideas (d) never deciding
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.🎯 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.”
4. 4.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
7. 7.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) repeating the mistake
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) hiding the mistake
13. 13.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
15. 15.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
17. 17.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
20. 20.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) skipping the review (c) forgetting the lesson (d) repeating the mistake
22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) keeping a thinking diary
23. 23.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
25. 25.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
27. 27.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) asking for feedback
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
30. 30.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
34. 34.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
35. 35.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) repeating the mistake
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) checking your answers
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False

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