Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 92 · 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? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) saying “who cares” (d) trying a new way
4. 4.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) saying “who cares” (d) trying a new way
5. 5.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to show off (c) to learn from choices (d) to fill pages
9. 9.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) saying “who cares” (c) hiding the mistake (d) repeating the mistake
12. 12.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) hiding the mistake
13. 13.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
18. 18.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) listening to new ideas (d) ignoring facts
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) repeating the mistake
20. 20.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Is it over?”
23. 23.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking what to change (c) hiding the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
34. 34.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Never again.”
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
37. 37.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) forgetting the lesson (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
40. 40.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True

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