Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 917 · 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.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) ignoring facts (c) never deciding (d) listening to new ideas
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
4. 4.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
5. 5.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
9. 9.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “I don’t care.”
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) skipping the review (c) asking what to change (d) asking for feedback
12. 12.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
15. 15.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking for feedback (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) forgetting the lesson
16. 16.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
18. 18.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) repeating the mistake
22. 22.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
26. 26.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
28. 28.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
31. 31.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) asking what to change
34. 34.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) saying “who cares”
35. 35.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
38. 38.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve

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