Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 852 · 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 hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
2. 2.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
3. 3.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking for feedback (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) hiding the mistake
5. 5.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎯 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.”
7. 7.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
10. 10.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “What can I fix?”
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
14. 14.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
15. 15.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
16. 16.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
19. 19.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
24. 24.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
32. 32.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to fill pages (c) to learn from choices (d) to copy friends
33. 33.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) listening to new ideas (c) ignoring facts (d) agreeing with all
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
35. 35.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
40. 40.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True

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