Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 248 · 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.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these learns nothing? (a) saying “who cares” (b) trying a new way (c) asking what to change (d) checking your answers
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
4. 4.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
7. 7.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
9. 9.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
11. 11.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
15. 15.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
16. 16.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
17. 17.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) checking your answers
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) skipping the review
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
23. 23.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
24. 24.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) saying “who cares” (d) repeating the mistake
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) asking for feedback (d) hiding the mistake
29. 29.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking what to change
33. 33.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to learn from choices (c) to copy friends (d) to show off
35. 35.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Who did worse?”
36. 36.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
39. 39.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve

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