Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 897 · 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.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Who did worse?”
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) repeating the mistake
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
13. 13.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Never again.”
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
19. 19.🔁 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.”
20. 20.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
21. 21.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
25. 25.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
28. 28.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) ignoring facts (c) agreeing with all (d) listening to new ideas
29. 29.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) trying a new way (d) hiding the mistake
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
37. 37.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
39. 39.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False

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