Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 851 · 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? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
3. 3.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to show off (c) to copy friends (d) to learn from choices
5. 5.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) repeating the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) checking your answers
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
7. 7.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
9. 9.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
15. 15.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Who did worse?”
16. 16.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
21. 21.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
23. 23.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
25. 25.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) saying “who cares”
27. 27.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) saying “who cares” (c) checking your answers (d) repeating the mistake
31. 31.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) never deciding (c) listening to new ideas (d) agreeing with all
34. 34.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) skipping the review (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking for feedback
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
40. 40.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking for feedback (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake

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