Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 397 · 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) asking what to change (c) checking your answers (d) noting what worked
2. 2.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson
3. 3.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎯 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.”
5. 5.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) saying “who cares” (d) asking what to change
7. 7.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to fill pages (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
9. 9.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
14. 14.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
16. 16.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
17. 17.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
19. 19.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
21. 21.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) asking what to change (c) repeating the mistake (d) hiding the mistake
23. 23.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking what to change (d) asking for feedback
24. 24.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) asking for feedback (c) forgetting the lesson (d) keeping a thinking diary
25. 25.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) trying a new way (d) asking for feedback
27. 27.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
29. 29.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) asking for feedback (d) keeping a thinking diary
30. 30.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) hiding the mistake (d) checking your answers
32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) skipping the review (c) forgetting the lesson (d) repeating the mistake
33. 33.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) trying a new way
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
35. 35.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
37. 37.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
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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