Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 563 · 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) skipping the review (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) checking your answers
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
5. 5.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Start a week earlier.” (d) “Never again.”
6. 6.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to fill pages (c) to copy friends (d) to learn from choices
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
8. 8.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) noting what worked (d) repeating the mistake
9. 9.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “No, I’m right.” (b) “You’re just lucky.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “I don’t care.”
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
11. 11.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
14. 14.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) checking your answers (d) saying “who cares”
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) blaming bad luck (c) asking for feedback (d) skipping the review
16. 16.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
18. 18.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
20. 20.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) saying “who cares”
21. 21.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) blaming bad luck (d) saying “who cares”
23. 23.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
24. 24.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) saying “who cares” (c) checking your answers (d) trying a new way
26. 26.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “Is it over?”
27. 27.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) blaming bad luck (c) forgetting the lesson (d) asking what to change
29. 29.Which of these learns nothing? (a) noting what worked (b) checking your answers (c) repeating the mistake (d) keeping a thinking diary
30. 30.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
31. 31.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) checking your answers
33. 33.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) saying “who cares” (d) noting what worked
36. 36.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) repeating the mistake (c) checking your answers (d) noting what worked
38. 38.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve

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