Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 546 · 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? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
2. 2.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎯 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.”
4. 4.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) asking what to change (c) saying “who cares” (d) hiding the mistake
5. 5.Which of these learns nothing? (a) trying a new way (b) checking your answers (c) asking for feedback (d) hiding the mistake
6. 6.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) forgetting the lesson (c) noting what worked (d) skipping the review
9. 9.🔁 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.”
10. 10.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) asking for feedback (d) trying a new way
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) trying a new way (d) hiding the mistake
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
16. 16.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) blaming bad luck
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
20. 20.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) saying “who cares” (d) noting what worked
22. 22.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
26. 26.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) checking your answers (c) repeating the mistake (d) skipping the review
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) hiding the mistake (d) checking your answers
30. 30.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking for feedback (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
33. 33.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
35. 35.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) trying a new way (d) skipping the review
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) asking what to change
37. 37.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) repeating the mistake
39. 39.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “What can I fix?”
40. 40.True or false: “blaming bad luck” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True

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