Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 929 · 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: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
3. 3.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
4. 4.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
9. 9.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) checking your answers
11. 11.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) agreeing with all (c) ignoring facts (d) never deciding
12. 12.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
15. 15.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
16. 16.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) hiding the mistake
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) forgetting the lesson
19. 19.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
27. 27.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
29. 29.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
32. 32.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) checking your answers
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking for feedback
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
35. 35.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) repeating the mistake (d) skipping the review
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
37. 37.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to copy friends (c) to show off (d) to fill pages
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
40. 40.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True

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