Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 919 · 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.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) never deciding (c) ignoring facts (d) agreeing with all
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking for feedback
10. 10.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
11. 11.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
14. 14.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
18. 18.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
21. 21.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
23. 23.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
26. 26.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
28. 28.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
30. 30.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) skipping the review
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) checking your answers
34. 34.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
38. 38.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
39. 39.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) asking for feedback (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
40. 40.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False

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