Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

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

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