Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 509 · 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) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
2. 2.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
4. 4.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) skipping the review (c) forgetting the lesson (d) checking your answers
6. 6.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Never again.”
7. 7.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
8. 8.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) forgetting the lesson (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
9. 9.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
10. 10.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
12. 12.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
14. 14.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
16. 16.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) checking your answers (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
17. 17.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Why me?”
18. 18.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) checking your answers
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
21. 21.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
22. 22.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
23. 23.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) trying a new way
25. 25.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to fill pages (b) to show off (c) to copy friends (d) to learn from choices
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
28. 28.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) repeating the mistake (c) hiding the mistake (d) skipping the review
30. 30.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking for feedback (d) blaming bad luck
33. 33.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) forgetting the lesson
36. 36.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve

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