Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 532 · 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.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) skipping the review
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) trying a new way (d) skipping the review
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) saying “who cares” (c) skipping the review (d) hiding the mistake
5. 5.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
6. 6.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
7. 7.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) noting what worked
10. 10.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
13. 13.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to learn from choices (c) to fill pages (d) to show off
17. 17.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Who did worse?”
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
20. 20.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
21. 21.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) repeating the mistake (c) asking for feedback (d) asking what to change
25. 25.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) hiding the mistake (d) skipping the review
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
27. 27.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) forgetting the lesson
29. 29.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
31. 31.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) checking your answers (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
32. 32.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking for feedback (c) repeating the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
33. 33.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
36. 36.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
37. 37.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “I don’t care.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “No, I’m right.” (d) “Thanks, I see it now.”
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
40. 40.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) saying “who cares” (d) trying a new way

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