Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 351 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) forgetting the lesson
2. 2.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
7. 7.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “I don’t care.”
8. 8.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) checking your answers
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
13. 13.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking for feedback (d) keeping a thinking diary
15. 15.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
17. 17.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
20. 20.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
21. 21.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Why me?”
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) asking for feedback
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking what to change (c) trying a new way (d) checking your answers
27. 27.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Never again.”
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
31. 31.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) asking for feedback
32. 32.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) saying “who cares” (c) hiding the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking what to change (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked
37. 37.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to fill pages (c) to show off (d) to copy friends
38. 38.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False

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