Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 53 · 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.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Who did worse?”
2. 2.Which of these learns nothing? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) asking for feedback (d) repeating the mistake
4. 4.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
5. 5.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) forgetting the lesson (d) keeping a thinking diary
6. 6.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
7. 7.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) skipping the review (c) asking for feedback (d) saying “who cares”
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
11. 11.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) noting what worked (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
13. 13.True or false: “noting what worked” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) ignoring facts (b) never deciding (c) listening to new ideas (d) agreeing with all
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
16. 16.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “I don’t care.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) asking what to change (c) asking for feedback (d) saying “who cares”
18. 18.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
21. 21.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Fairs are silly.”
22. 22.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
25. 25.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) asking for feedback (c) blaming bad luck (d) hiding the mistake
26. 26.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
28. 28.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
34. 34.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) skipping the review (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) checking your answers
37. 37.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) blaming bad luck
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
39. 39.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
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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