Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 204 · 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? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
3. 3.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “Thanks, I see it now.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
5. 5.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “Why me?”
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
9. 9.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
14. 14.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
17. 17.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) keeping a thinking diary
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
21. 21.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
23. 23.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
27. 27.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) noting what worked
28. 28.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
30. 30.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) skipping the review (c) checking your answers (d) noting what worked
31. 31.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) skipping the review
34. 34.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
36. 36.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking what to change (c) trying a new way (d) repeating the mistake
37. 37.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
38. 38.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
40. 40.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking for feedback

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