Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 341 · 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: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
3. 3.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
6. 6.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “I don’t care.”
8. 8.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Who did worse?”
9. 9.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) blaming bad luck
12. 12.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) skipping the review
14. 14.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
15. 15.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) saying “who cares”
16. 16.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
20. 20.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) checking your answers (c) hiding the mistake (d) repeating the mistake
22. 22.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
24. 24.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to copy friends (c) to learn from choices (d) to fill pages
25. 25.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) repeating the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson
27. 27.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) forgetting the lesson (d) keeping a thinking diary
30. 30.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) trying a new way (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking for feedback
33. 33.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) skipping the review (d) blaming bad luck
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (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.🎯 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.”

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