Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 289 · 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.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
3. 3.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
6. 6.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
7. 7.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking for feedback
9. 9.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) asking what to change (c) forgetting the lesson (d) hiding the mistake
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) hiding the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) noting what worked
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
14. 14.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) saying “who cares”
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
16. 16.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) listening to new ideas (b) agreeing with all (c) ignoring facts (d) never deciding
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
19. 19.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “I don’t care.”
20. 20.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
22. 22.Which of these learns nothing? (a) saying “who cares” (b) checking your answers (c) trying a new way (d) keeping a thinking diary
23. 23.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
25. 25.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
28. 28.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
30. 30.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
32. 32.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
33. 33.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking for feedback (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) asking what to change
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) repeating the mistake
37. 37.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
40. 40.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True

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