Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 102 · 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: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
3. 3.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
4. 4.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) noting what worked (d) repeating the mistake
5. 5.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
6. 6.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
10. 10.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) trying a new way
11. 11.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
14. 14.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
16. 16.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Who did worse?”
23. 23.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) skipping the review (c) asking for feedback (d) checking your answers
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
28. 28.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
30. 30.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to copy friends (c) to learn from choices (d) to fill pages
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
33. 33.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
37. 37.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking for feedback
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
39. 39.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True

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