Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 588 · 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.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “I don’t care.”
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
3. 3.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to copy friends (b) to fill pages (c) to show off (d) to learn from choices
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying a new way (b) blaming bad luck (c) skipping the review (d) saying “who cares”
6. 6.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Who did worse?” (b) “Is it over?” (c) “Why me?” (d) “What can I fix?”
7. 7.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) forgetting the lesson (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking for feedback
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
10. 10.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
11. 11.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking for feedback (d) checking your answers
13. 13.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
14. 14.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
16. 16.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) skipping the review (c) trying a new way (d) checking your answers
17. 17.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
18. 18.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
19. 19.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
20. 20.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “skipping the review” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
24. 24.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: keeping a thinking diary? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
25. 25.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) noting what worked (c) repeating the mistake (d) forgetting the lesson
26. 26.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
28. 28.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) trying a new way (c) hiding the mistake (d) asking what to change
29. 29.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) noting what worked (c) forgetting the lesson (d) blaming bad luck
31. 31.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “saying “who cares”” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) checking your answers (c) repeating the mistake (d) skipping the review
37. 37.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
38. 38.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
39. 39.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) trying a new way (c) saying “who cares” (d) checking your answers
40. 40.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False

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