Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 218 · 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.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
4. 4.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) keeping a thinking diary
5. 5.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting what worked (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
7. 7.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to copy friends (c) to learn from choices (d) to fill pages
8. 8.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) trying a new way
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
13. 13.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
15. 15.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “What can I fix?”
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
18. 18.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
21. 21.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Never again.”
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
23. 23.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
26. 26.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking for feedback (c) hiding the mistake (d) repeating the mistake
28. 28.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) saying “who cares” (c) repeating the mistake (d) skipping the review
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) skipping the review
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
31. 31.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking what to change (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) skipping the review
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking for feedback (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
36. 36.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
38. 38.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) repeating the mistake
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review

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