Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 410 · 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: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) keeping a thinking diary
5. 5.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to copy friends (c) to show off (d) to fill pages
6. 6.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) skipping the review
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) noting what worked (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
10. 10.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
11. 11.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
13. 13.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
17. 17.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
18. 18.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) hiding the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
21. 21.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) hiding the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking for feedback
22. 22.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
24. 24.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
26. 26.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) repeating the mistake (c) trying a new way (d) noting what worked
30. 30.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “You’re just lucky.”
32. 32.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
34. 34.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) saying “who cares”
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
40. 40.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False

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