Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 877 · 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.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) saying “who cares”
6. 6.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) saying “who cares” (c) hiding the mistake (d) skipping the review
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
13. 13.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
14. 14.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
17. 17.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Never again.”
18. 18.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) saying “who cares” (d) repeating the mistake
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
21. 21.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
23. 23.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) never deciding (c) agreeing with all (d) ignoring facts
25. 25.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to show off (c) to copy friends (d) to fill pages
26. 26.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting what worked (c) saying “who cares” (d) keeping a thinking diary
29. 29.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) repeating the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking for feedback
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
34. 34.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
37. 37.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded

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