Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 260 · 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: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) forgetting the lesson (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
3. 3.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Is it over?”
4. 4.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
6. 6.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
7. 7.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
9. 9.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
11. 11.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
13. 13.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
17. 17.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
20. 20.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
23. 23.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
27. 27.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson
28. 28.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
30. 30.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
32. 32.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) hiding the mistake (d) trying a new way
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) repeating the mistake (d) hiding the mistake
34. 34.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) noting what worked (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
38. 38.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking for feedback
40. 40.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False

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