Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 123 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
2. 2.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
4. 4.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “What can I fix?”
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
7. 7.Which of these learns nothing? (a) skipping the review (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
11. 11.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) checking your answers (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
16. 16.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) saying “who cares”
17. 17.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to show off (c) to fill pages (d) to copy friends
21. 21.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking for feedback
23. 23.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) repeating the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) forgetting the lesson
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
26. 26.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
31. 31.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
33. 33.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) forgetting the lesson (d) hiding the mistake
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
36. 36.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson

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