Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 977 · 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? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
2. 2.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) never deciding (b) agreeing with all (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
4. 4.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
8. 8.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
9. 9.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “I don’t care.”
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) checking your answers (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
14. 14.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) checking your answers
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) saying “who cares” (d) trying a new way
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
24. 24.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) saying “who cares”
25. 25.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) asking for feedback (d) repeating the mistake
30. 30.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
35. 35.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
36. 36.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
38. 38.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) trying a new way
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
40. 40.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True

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