Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 459 · 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: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) hiding the mistake
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
7. 7.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking what to change (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
10. 10.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) saying “who cares” (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) repeating the mistake (c) saying “who cares” (d) trying a new way
14. 14.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
16. 16.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
17. 17.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking for feedback
20. 20.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
23. 23.🔁 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.”
24. 24.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
27. 27.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
30. 30.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Start a week earlier.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “It was bad luck.”
32. 32.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) checking your answers (c) skipping the review (d) noting what worked
36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) asking for feedback (d) repeating the mistake
37. 37.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) hiding the mistake (d) trying a new way
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
39. 39.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True

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