Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 44 · 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: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
4. 4.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔁 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) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) skipping the review (d) keeping a thinking diary
7. 7.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
10. 10.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) asking for feedback
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) trying a new way
15. 15.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
17. 17.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
19. 19.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) asking for feedback (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) skipping the review
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
24. 24.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) hiding the mistake
26. 26.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) noting what worked
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) asking for feedback (d) forgetting the lesson
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
30. 30.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Fairs are silly.” (b) “Never again.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
34. 34.Which of these learns nothing? (a) hiding the mistake (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) noting what worked
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
36. 36.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
38. 38.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to learn from choices (c) to fill pages (d) to copy friends
39. 39.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing

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