Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 2 · 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 of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
2. 2.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) forgetting the lesson
6. 6.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
9. 9.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to learn from choices (c) to show off (d) to fill pages
10. 10.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
12. 12.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
15. 15.🎯 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.”
16. 16.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
22. 22.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
26. 26.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) asking for feedback
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
30. 30.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
33. 33.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) skipping the review (c) checking your answers (d) asking what to change
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) saying “who cares”
38. 38.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve

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