Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 551 · 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.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) repeating the mistake
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) asking for feedback (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
4. 4.Which of these helps you improve? (a) checking your answers (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) repeating the mistake
5. 5.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) trying a new way (d) blaming bad luck
8. 8.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
11. 11.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “I don’t care.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “No, I’m right.”
13. 13.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
14. 14.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to copy friends (c) to learn from choices (d) to fill pages
17. 17.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) skipping the review (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
21. 21.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking what to change
23. 23.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) skipping the review (d) asking for feedback
25. 25.Which of these learns nothing? (a) repeating the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) asking for feedback (d) keeping a thinking diary
26. 26.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
29. 29.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) ignoring facts (c) listening to new ideas (d) never deciding
31. 31.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking what to change (d) noting what worked
34. 34.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
36. 36.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
38. 38.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
39. 39.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
40. 40.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False

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