Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 236 · 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 never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) skipping the review
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
5. 5.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
6. 6.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) hiding the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) forgetting the lesson
7. 7.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) hiding the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) repeating the mistake
8. 8.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
10. 10.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
13. 13.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) saying “who cares”
18. 18.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) ignoring facts (c) never deciding (d) listening to new ideas
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) asking for feedback
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
21. 21.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Who did worse?” (d) “What can I fix?”
22. 22.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔁 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.”
25. 25.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
27. 27.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
29. 29.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these helps you improve? (a) trying a new way (b) skipping the review (c) forgetting the lesson (d) hiding the mistake
32. 32.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
36. 36.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
37. 37.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) repeating the mistake (d) checking your answers
39. 39.Which of these helps you improve? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) skipping the review (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
40. 40.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False

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