Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 856 · 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 don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
2. 2.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
3. 3.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
6. 6.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) asking for feedback
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
9. 9.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake
11. 11.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
14. 14.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Is it over?”
17. 17.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
18. 18.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) hiding the mistake
19. 19.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) listening to new ideas (d) ignoring facts
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
22. 22.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
24. 24.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to fill pages (c) to learn from choices (d) to copy friends
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
27. 27.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking for feedback (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
29. 29.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) skipping the review (c) checking your answers (d) noting what worked
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
32. 32.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) checking your answers
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) trying a new way (d) hiding the mistake
34. 34.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
36. 36.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) checking your answers (d) saying “who cares”
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded

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